WashingtonAl Gore on the climate-change fight’s new challengesEleven years after ’An Inconvenient Truth,’ Al Gore speaks about his new film, and what’s changed since—including the presidency of Donald Trump
TelevisionTatiana Maslany on saying goodbye to Orphan BlackThe Canadian star of Orphan Black discusses feminism, Canadian TV, improv, and why the last episode isn’t the most important
ArtsIn conversation with Beth Ditto: ’I just don’t care about standards’The former frontwoman of the band Gossip discusses the body-positive community, the failures of some kinds of feminism, and pop as punk
TechnologyGarry Kasparov on Russia, chess, and the great gambit of AIAs a chess legend, Garry Kasparov always looks several moves ahead—and his new book envisions what the future will hold
WashingtonBill Maher on Donald Trump, liberal activism, and GOP responsibilityThe outspoken TV show host on how Donald Trump happened, and how the left can come to grips with losing
BooksQ&A with George Saunders: ’Art is not some inessential frippery’One of the great American writers of his generation discusses U.S. politics, the power of books, and his late friend David Foster Wallace
WorldQ&A: Reza Aslan on religion and U.S. politicsReligious scholar Reza Aslan on why evangelicals voted for Donald Trump, the Democrats’ faith problem, Iran, and much more
ArtsIn conversation with Nelly Furtado: ’My fruit has started to ripen’A wide-ranging interview with Nelly Furtado on empathy, feminism, lessons learned, and being true to yourself
BooksQ&A: Author Irvine Welsh on the ’Trainspotting’ sequel, drugs, and writingA wide-ranging interview with the cult writer on Trump, Scottish independence, and oddly, why he’s hesitant to legalize drugs
BooksQ&A: Author Viet Thanh Nguyen on the ghosts that haunt refugeesOne of the Vietnamese boat people, the author arrived in the U.S. when he was four, and now writes about his people’s experience