Kurt Andersen

Kurt Andersen’s exit interview with Alec Baldwin

Kurt reminisces about his favorite Studio 360 interviews... and the time he was seduced by Matthew McConaughey.

Kurt Andersen’s exit interview with Alec Baldwin

Aural History: How Studio 360 began

Aural History: How Studio 360 began

'Human Intelligence': a holiday tale

'Human Intelligence': a holiday tale

Frederic Tuten’s young life

Frederic Tuten’s young life
Annie Baker

Annie Baker’s agonies of small talk

Annie Baker’s agonies of small talk
Twyla Tharpe

Fly her to the moon

How drive-in movies helped Twyla Tharp become a world-class choreographer.

Fly her to the moon
Artist Ai Weiwei stands in an exact replica of the cell where he was detained by the Chinese government for roughly three months in 2011.

Will Hollywood self-censor to get around Chinese restrictions? It’s already happening

As the market for movies and entertainment grows in China, both American and Chinese productions face difficult questions when it comes to Chinese government censorship. But figuring out if things are getting better or worse is harder than it appears.

Will Hollywood self-censor to get around Chinese restrictions? It’s already happening
Poet Claudia Rankine's new book, "Citizen: An American Lyric," is nominated for two awards by this year's National Book Critics Circle.

How does racism actually feel? Claudia Rankine's 'Citizen' gives an unblinking look

Claudia Rankine's new book, "Citizen: An American Lyric," tries to capture how it feels to experience everyday American racism. And it's author, who's the first person to earn nominations in two categoires at the National Book Critics Circle Awards, says poetry is the perfect medium for the attempt.

How does racism actually feel? Claudia Rankine's 'Citizen' gives an unblinking look
Al Spx of band Cold Specks

Band Cold Specks performs its 'doom soul/gothic gospel'

Canada's singer-songwriter Al Spx made up her own genre of music to describe her songs. And it explains the mix of dark, yet hopeful lyrics.

Band Cold Specks performs its 'doom soul/gothic gospel'

Here's how a controversial work of art healed America after Vietnam

Can a work of art heal a nation? The Vietnam Veterans Memorial has changed how we think of war and the way we grieve in public. Here is the story of its controversial birth and its lasting power.

Here's how a controversial work of art healed America after Vietnam

Live in-Studio: Haim

Live in-Studio: Haim

Pico Iyer: Outside Man

Pico Iyer: Outside Man

The Lion

The Lion

Sticker Me Beautiful: Purikura

Sticker Me Beautiful: Purikura

Akihabara, Nerd's Paradise

Akihabara, Nerd's Paradise