An Academic’s Journey Toward Reporting

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Early in Ian McEwan’s novel “Atonement,” from 2001, a young girl sits on the floor, considering how strange it is to have a body. She looks at her hand: Isn’t it…

A Glow of Discovery in the Chill of Sundance

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The Sundance Film Festival has long established itself as the most important showcase for American independent cinema, piping out work from bold new filmmakers into a fickle, yet potentially receptive, movie-loving…

The Art of Film Criticism

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “Somebody asked me, ‘When you write a pan of a movie, are you recommending that I not see it?’ ” the film critic Richard Brody recalled. “I said, ‘No, I’m recommending…

The Art of the Crossword

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story How do you build a crossword? In this hour-long seminar, the puzzle constructors Natan Last and Robyn Weintraub provide a hands-on guide, detailing how to curate word lists, use software to…

The Art of the New Yorker Cover

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Since 1925, each issue of The New Yorker has been published with its own singular work of art, presented without the headlines or photography typical of magazine covers. What gives the…

Rea Irvin’s “Eustace Tilley” at One Hundred

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A hundred years ago, The New Yorker emerged from the Jazz Age dreams of two young journalists, Jane Grant and Harold Ross. Fresh from their time in Paris during the First…

Eight copolyester resins from Eastman receive RecyClass approval

Eastman received RecyClass Recyclability Approvals for eight copolyester resins and their equivalent Renew grades, containing recycled content. RecyClass is a non-profit, cross-industry initiative promoting recyclability, transparency and traceability abot plastics in Europe. Six copolyesters, also known as speciality PET, were…