Extras
The Explorations of Orkan Telhan
Curiosity and collaboration drive interdisciplinary artist Orkan Telhan.
The Explorations of Orkan Telhan
The Frolics and Detours of Paul Muldoon
With poetry, Paul Muldoon sought to understand the violence in Ireland during his youth.
The Frolics and Detours of Paul Muldoon
Daniel Arsham: Connecting Time
Daniel Arsham has thrived in art, architecture, design, film, fashion, and performance.
Daniel Arsham: Connecting Time
Yusef Komunyakaa: War and Peace
Yusef Komunyakaa’s hope has survived the Jim Crow South and the Vietnam War.
Yusef Komunyakaa: War and Peace
Jennifer Weiner: Mrs. Everything
Jennifer Weiner has channeled early unhappy episodes into character-driven novels.
Jennifer Weiner: Mrs. Everything
Yiyun Li: From Her Life to Ours
Great suffering drove Yiyun Li to find solace in writing.
Yiyun Li: From Her Life to Ours
Miguel Gutierrez: Age and Beauty
A watchful eye on his own development keeps choreographer Miguel Gutierrez grounded.
Miguel Gutierrez: Age and Beauty
Writer Aleksandar Hemon vowed that the horrors of the Bosnian War would not be forgotten.
The Outsider
David Gray’s Life in Slow Motion
It took David Gray ten years to achieve success, even longer to find peace with it.
David Gray’s Life in Slow Motion
Shira Erlichman’s journey to self-acceptance began with her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
Shira Erlichman: Be/Hold
Deborah Eisenberg: Love Without Haste
Deborah Eisenberg’s outsider status has fed her literary growth.
Deborah Eisenberg: Love Without Haste
The Rhyme and Reason of Terrance Hayes
Terrance Hayes pushes poetic boundaries, but in life has learned to practice caution.
The Rhyme and Reason of Terrance Hayes
Anthony McGill lost out on his dream job four times. The fifth was a charm.
Anthony McGill: Blowing It Up
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: A Sense of Place
Molly Mason and Jay Ungar have been music and life partners for decades.
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: A Sense of Place
Stephen Powers: Thoroughly Modern Cave Painter
Stephen Powers wants the murals he creates to be democratic.
Stephen Powers: Thoroughly Modern Cave Painter
Tochi Onyebuchi imagines worlds that never were, but always grounds them in this one.
The Search for Better Worlds
Valerie June: Sometimes Down, Never Out
Life has knocked singer-songwriter Valerie June down, but never out.
Valerie June: Sometimes Down, Never Out
Stephen Petronio Tells It From a Mountain
Stephen Petronio has built a body of work by deciding whose rules he follows.
Stephen Petronio Tells It From a Mountain
From champion skier to acclaimed composer, Steven Mackey has never lost his rhythm.
Through His Fingers
Darin Strauss: A Present Passed
A fatal accident in his teens would come to define Darin Strauss.
Darin Strauss: A Present Passed
The Wit and Wisdom of Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau has spent 50 years creating the Doonesbury comic strip and is far from done.
The Wit and Wisdom of Garry Trudeau
The Purposeful Life of Joyce Carol Oates
Veteran writer Joyce Carol Oates is not putting away her proverbial quill any time soon.