Articles What a “true war story” is really about Postscript from a reader about the powerful and troubling narratives of war May 27, 2019 Jacqui Banaszynski What’s in a 50-year-old photo? The lingering gutwrench of the Vietnam War An iconic photo from the 1968 Tet Offensive is revisited, raising questions about memory, identity, and and how we honor those who served May 24, 2019 Steven A. Smith “A true war story is never moral.” —Tim O'Brien, from his novel "The Things They Carried" May 23, 2019 Jacqui Banaszynski Roy Peter Clark on the search for the “embedded narrative” Not long ago, I came out of a theater in Tampa, Florida, and heard someone calling my name. It was Adan Martinez, a young college student who had just performed… May 21, 2019 Roy Peter Clark Reflections on the challenges and triumphs of masculinity in changing times An anthology of profiles by award-winning journalist Steve Oney is out in paperback, offering lessons in an essential journalistic artform May 17, 2019 Kari Howard On trial for the Ghost Ship warehouse fire: Was an accused villain miscast as the bad guy? When Elizabeth Weil thought of profiling Max Harris, one of two people facing criminal charges for Oakland’s deadly Ghost Ship fire, she figured another reporter must already be on the… May 14, 2019 Katia Savchuk How The New York Times tracked public data to produce “Killing Khashoggi” A new breed of investigative reporters are tapping into digital surveillance, open-source tools and social media to create powerful video narratives May 9, 2019 Chip Scanlan From a caress of love to a fist of fear The New Yorker story "A Raised Hand," by Rachel Louise Snyder, is the foundation of a new book on the scourge of domestic violence May 7, 2019 Ricki Morell “He was followed by 30 seconds of silence, during which every sigh toured the walls of the church.” Now and again, in the wonderful world of reading, you stumble across a sentence that not only evokes a response or feeling because of what it says, but because of how… May 3, 2019 Jacqui Banaszynski Foreshadow forward; echo back. How writers harness the power of the callback The art of the callback in comedy, film, literature and journalism: When repetition isn't redundancy, but theme and structure May 2, 2019 Ben Yagoda Previous 1 … 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 … 242 Next
