Why An Art Historian Took NYPD Officers To The Met
Art historian Amy Herman took officers from the New York Police Department to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and used art to show them how to look closer at their own cases.
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Kenya Barris On 'Black-ish' And What Kids Lose When They Grow Up With More
Barris' ABC comedy series was inspired by his own family experiences. He says the show is about "raising your kids in a different environment than you were accustomed to being raised in."
Racing Toward TV's Future, Late-Night Shows Shift To Anytime Social Media
Late-night talk shows are focusing on increasing their Web audiences with segments like "Carpool Karaoke" and "Lip Sync Battle." TV critic David Bianculli says the changes are exciting.
The Nightmarish Reality Of Ceausescu's Romania In 'The Fox'
Herta Müller's remarkable novel tells the story of a young schoolteacher who becomes convinced, through gruesome clues, that the Romanian dictator's secret police are closing in on her.
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen Discusses 'The Sympathizer' And His Escape From Vietnam
Nguyen and his family fled their village in South Vietnam in 1975. He won the Pulitzer Prize this year for The Sympathizer, a spy novel set during and just after the war in Vietnam.
'Joe Gould's Teeth' Is The Tale Of A Long, Lost Book
Jill Lepore digs into the story of Joe Gould, a legendary Greenwich Village writer and eccentric — and discovers that his missing magnum opus, long thought imaginary, may actually have existed.
Too Much Technology Can Spoil Your Warhol Experience
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has reopened after a three-year closure. Like a growing number of museums, it hopes new tech doesn't get in the way of looking at the art.
The Power Of Genes, And The Line Between Biology And Destiny
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee says genetics play a significant role in identity, temperament, sexual orientation and disease risk — but that environment also matters. His new book is The Gene.
'The Vegetarian' Wins Man Booker International Prize For Fiction
South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the prize for her dark novel The Vegetarian at a London ceremony on Monday. She shares the honor with translator Deborah Smith.
Who Was Joe Gould, And Did He Really Write The World's Longest Book?
Years ago, two New Yorker articles told the story of a Harvard dropout who claimed to be writing the longest book ever. Did he succeed? In Joe Gould's Teeth, Jill Lepore tries to answer that question.