Search results for “chain block” Showing 121 results Five life hacks for beating writer’s block Every writer procrastinates. Even John McPhee, one of the most prolific writers of our time. “I’ll go hours before I’m able to write a word,” he has said. “I’ll make tea. I… January 8, 2019 Kevin Sack and the amazing kidney chain Imagine this as a narrative:A man’s child needs a kidney transplant. Despite successfully enlisting an organ donor, the man finds the U.S. transplant network frustrating and ineffective. To spare other… April 26, 2012 Two evergreen lessons in writing and reporting Author Dana A. Williams on Toni Morrison's influential work as an editor, plus Mina Kimes and Pablo Torre on the pitfalls of writing about athletes. July 18, 2025 Venezuelan immigrants sent to prison in El Salvador — from intersecting POVs Plus: how to leak to a journalist, interviewing for detail, and embracing rejection April 4, 2025 Inside the acknowledgments: The making of Wright Thompson’s ‘The Barn’ You can learn a lot from a work of nonfiction by seeing whom the author thanks. February 20, 2025 A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era Los Angeles Times veteran Thomas Curwen found professionalism and pride in the last Friday night run of the newspaper's storied presses October 31, 2024 Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate The Washington Post's Ruby Cramer profiled a small-city selectman caught in the crossfire of fear, anger and blame over asylum seekers October 17, 2024 Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes Esquire's Mark Warren immersed himself in evangelical Alabama to find the pain and grace behind a beloved pastor's suicide August 8, 2024 How a profile of a Kabul hotel became a profile of today’s Afghanistan Andreas Babst of Switzerland went behind-the-scenes of the fabled Intercontinental Hotel with two employees — one Talib, one not June 20, 2024 How a reporter prepped to understand A.I. and the man who helped invent it New Yorker Ideas Editor Joshua Rothman brushed up on algebra and spent four days on a private island to profile the "godfather" of A.I. June 6, 2024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 13 Next
