Ezra Marcus

September 29, 2020

What That Viral Clip of Vin Diesel’s Song Debut on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ Says About the Moment

There are many uncanny elements to life during the pandemic, though many of them (Zoom classes, FaceTime births, D.J. sets on Instagram Live) have become almost […]
September 26, 2020

Colleges Are Hiring Their Own Students as Covid-19 Safety Influencers

Erin Marquino, a junior at the University of Missouri, sits in a hammock, working on her laptop in a photo she posted on Instagram in early […]
September 14, 2020

College Kids Are Freaking Out About Their Infected Campuses

For Daniel Gardner, 19, a junior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., the dread and dejection set in before classes even started. Before resuming in-person […]
August 13, 2020

What Are Walter Van Beirendonck, Virgil Abloh and Kanye West Fighting About?

On Tuesday night, the rapper, designer and presidential candidate Kanye West passionately defended his longtime friend and former creative partner Virgil Abloh on Twitter. “Virgil can […]
July 1, 2020

What's an Autonomous Zone?

ImageSeattle police and other workers in the protest zone on July 1, 2020.Credit…Ruth Fremson/The New York Times At first they called it the Capitol Hill Autonomous […]
June 23, 2020

Will the Last Confederate Statue Standing Turn Off the Lights?

RICHMOND, Va. — Until three weeks ago, Lee Circle, which is named for the 130-year-old statue of General Robert E. Lee that stands some 60 feet […]