MAUREEN DOWD

October 17, 2020

Sacha Baron Cohen on the 'Borat' Sequel and Playing Abbie Hoffman

Borat uses the flower bed in front of the Trump hotel at Columbus Circle as a men’s room. Sacha Baron Cohen plays the cello and is […]
October 10, 2020

Which 'Succession' Character is James Murdoch?

WASHINGTON — As we sat down to lunch in my garden, I mentioned to James Murdoch that I’ve been reading a lot of classical plays lately […]
September 4, 2020

Reed Hastings on Netflix, Hollywood and the Future of Streaming

Does it feel good to be the man who killed Hollywood? “No,” said Reed Hastings, who nurtured Netflix into the Godzilla of the entertainment world. “But, […]
September 2, 2020

Jane Fonda, Star of Fire Drill Fridays, Has New Book Out

I wanted to be schooled by Jane Fonda. There was a decent chance that we would get into a Megyn Kelly-type dust-up, where I waded into […]
August 26, 2020

Michael Smith, Decorator of the Obamas' White House, Has New Book

I was reading Michael Smith’s chronicle of designing the Obama White House, feeling serene, marinating in a luxurious world of wine-colored swatches and embossed mohair velvet […]
July 30, 2020

Renée Fleming Streaming Concert, Plans Return to Metropolitan Opera Stage

McLEAN, Va. — Tim Jessell, a lanky divorced Washington corporate attorney and father of three, had given up on love in 2008 when he was set […]
July 25, 2020

Elon Musk: The Maureen Dowd Interview

So how do the King of Mars, his Galactic Princess and their newborn son, X Æ A-Xii, spend a Saturday night holed up in their Los […]
April 4, 2020

Larry David, Master of His Quarantine

Our lives now depend on staying home and doing nothing. We are cooped up with no end in sight, getting increasingly irascible. So I thought I […]
April 4, 2020

Larry David, Master of His Quarantine

Our lives now depend on staying home and doing nothing. We are cooped up with no end in sight, getting increasingly irascible. So I thought I […]
January 25, 2020

S.N.L.’s Bowen Yang is a Smash. And a Mensch.

Bowen Yang went wild and crazy when he was christened as the newest cast member on “Saturday Night Live.” He ordered some coasters from Amazon. Gray […]