Writing and Writers

April 9, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio “I think we’d all be better off if we encountered poetry […]
April 9, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Let Yourself Rage With Ada Limón

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio “I think we’d all be better off if we encountered poetry […]
March 21, 2025

Raise a Glass to the Messy, Cringey Wedding Toast

Some of the most dismally wrongheaded performances I have ever seen have been wedding toasts — and I used to review Off Off Broadway theater. There […]
February 19, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Why Gossiping Could Help Your Love Life

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio ‘I was raised extremely evangelical, and the evangelical church is very […]
December 14, 2024

Julio Torres on Holiday Gifts

Known for his surrealist comedy, the El Salvador-born, Brooklyn-based performer Julio Torres, 37, is a former staff writer on “Saturday Night Live” and the co-creator of […]
November 6, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Bridget Everett Says a Best Friend Can Be Your Greatest Love

Reva GoldbergEmily LangDavis LandChristina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan PowellRowan NiemistoDan PowellAman Sahota and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music […]
September 7, 2024

The Great American Family Car Ride

Three bridges, one toll. In the early 1980s, whenever we piled into the family sedan, my siblings and I would jostle one another for space in […]
August 17, 2024

A Wild Night With Edna O’Brien

On the trail of Ralph Fiennes in 1990s Manhattan, the esteemed novelist pays a visit to a burlesque club. I was terrified the first time I […]
July 23, 2024

Robert Gottlieb’s Books Go Up for Sale

Robert Gottlieb didn’t just edit books. He voraciously read and collected them. On Saturday, a portion of his personal library — his books on show business […]
July 10, 2024

Amy Tan’s ‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’ Takes a Novel Approach to Bird-Watching

In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing. To them, she isn’t […]