The New York Times • May 12, 2025

He Spent $12,495 to Be Gene Simmons’s Roadie (and Got More Than Expected)

A father-son pair ponied up for the V.I.P. experience last week and got a glimpse behind the scenes of a rock ’n’ roll show, and into a notorious star’s heart.

The New York Times Magazine • April 15, 2025

The Life Aquatic

For pioneers of 'seasteading,' the living spaces are small but the dreams are extravagant.

The New York Times • April 3, 2025

What’s His Age Again? Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus (Now 53) Looks Back.

The band’s singer and bassist recounts his personal struggles and the dramatic ins and outs of the trio’s history in a new memoir, “Fahrenheit-182.”

The New Yorker • March 24, 2025

Story Time with the Man Who Oversaw SEAL Team Six

After a military career that included helping take out bin Laden, Admiral William McRaven has assembled a new squad: Caring Cow, Persevering Penguin, and Forgiving Frog.

Depth Perception • January 29, 2025

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes wants your attention, please

The newscaster’s new book, 'The Sirens’ Call,' grapples with how distracted technology has made us all. Put your phone down and read it.

The New Yorker • September 2, 2024

The Magazine for Mercenaries Enters Polite Society

Susan Katz Keating, the editor and publisher of Soldier of Fortune, discusses how she’s changing the publication and assesses the threat of political violence.

The New Yorker • July 1, 2024

How to Survive Lions and Bears and Racism in Nature

Rae Wynn-Grant, the host of “Wild Kingdom” and author of “Wild Life,” recounts the times she nearly died.

The New York Times • June 18, 2024

Hozier Was Never a One-Hit Wonder. But Now He Has a Second Smash.

He broke out in 2014 with “Take Me to Church.” Then listeners on TikTok found his passionate, dramatic songs and a new single made its way to No. 1.

Vulture • May 20, 2024

Emil Ferris Still Believes in Monsters

The graphic novelist’s debut was an unexpected success. Seven years later, the sequel is finally coming.

Depth Perception • March 26, 2024

How Mehdi Hasan's "big mouth" launched his career

The former MSNBC journalist on his Twitter addiction, what’s killing the media, and why he won’t go to your party.

The New York Times • October 19, 2023

Thurston Moore’s Electrifying History Lesson

He helped change the trajectory of rock music with Sonic Youth. But in his new memoir, “Sonic Life,” he’d rather talk about the musicians who enriched his world.

The New York Times • June 1, 2023

The Album Art Studio That Made Pink Floyd’s Pig Fly

The filmmaker Anton Corbijn’s documentary “Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)” tells the tale of the London design company devoted to crafting the perfect LP sleeve.

The Washington Post • May 26, 2023

Henry Kissinger is turning 100. A long-running meme wishes otherwise.

In the left-leaning precincts of social media, the elder statesman’s longevity is no cause for celebration

The New York Times • May 25, 2022

The All-Female Band Fanny Made History. A New Doc Illuminates It.

The group put out five albums in the ’70s and counted David Bowie and Bonnie Raitt as fans. The filmmaker Bobbi Jo Hart, dismayed its story hadn’t been told, took action.

Input • June 20, 2022

John Hinckley Jr. speaks: 'I'm trying to not dwell on the past'

Eve 6 frontman Max Collins and I interviewed the man who shot President Reagan.

The New York Times • December 28, 2021

Shane MacGowan Wants a Lot More of Life

At 64, the famously surly former frontman of the Pogues has slowed down some, but his hunger for an artistic life is still insatiable.

The New Yorker • November 22, 2021

The General of the Space Force Has Heard Your Jokes

Gen. John W. Raymond discusses being memeified, Steve Carell, and how his military branch plans to keep your smartphone from being turned into a stupid phone.

Input • December 3, 2021

Exclusive: Stormy Daniels reveals details of her 'Trump dress' NFT sale

The former porn star is auctioning off an NFT featuring the dress she wore the night she allegedly had sex with Donald Trump. The winner also gets the garment itself.

The New Yorker • October 2, 2021

Rachel, Joey, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Ross . . . and Wolfgang

Wolfgang Van Halen, the front man of Mammoth WVH and the son of Eddie Van Halen, pays a visit, in between stadium shows with Guns N’ Roses, to his happy place: the Friends Experience, in Gramercy Park.

The New York Times • May 12, 2020

Josh Trank on ‘Capone,’ and What Really Happened With ‘Fantastic Four’

The director, who’s back with a new biopic, recalls his time on the superhero bomb and a meeting with Kathleen Kennedy that led to his exit from a “Star Wars” film.