Rebecca Makkai Knows the Upside of ADHD Interview by Mike Thomas The novelist, 44, on her first bad review and a certain tweet about red hats. Read more
Eve L. Ewing Is Learning to Say No Interview by Mike Thomas The author and sociologist, 36, on writing Marvel comics and finding stillness. Read more
How Steve James Gets His Film Subjects to Open Up Interview by Mike Thomas The documentarian, 68, on his deeper motive for ‘Hoop Dreams’ and how he puts subjects at ease. Read more
Phil Ponce: “I Didn’t Want to Be Broke” Interview by Mike Thomas The former Chicago Tonight host, 73, on growing up poor, quitting acting, and dealing with anxiety. Read more
Alpana Singh's Arrogance Has Served Her Well Interview by Mike Thomas The restaurateur, 45, on tough bosses, fear of failure, and why she quit the Master Sommeliers. Read more
Bobby Rush Doesn’t Have Any Regrets, Man Interview by Mike Thomas The retiring U.S. representative, 75, on the Black Panthers, segregation, and close calls. Read more
CSO’s Riccardo Muti Won’t Tolerate Your Ill-Timed Coughs Interview by Mike Thomas The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor, 81, on Mozart, modern music, and audience interjections. Read more
What Susan Abrams Learned From the Holocaust Survivors Interview by Mike Thomas She just left her post as CEO of the Illinois Holocaust Museum. But before she did, the 58-year-old shared with us these insights gleaned from the survivors and the corporate world. Read more
Why Alex Kotlowitz Thinks Journalistic Objectivity Is Bullshit Interview by Mike Thomas The journalist, 67, on the fallacy of objectivity, what gets him angry, and the toll his last book took on him. Read more
Charlie Trotter’s Was Like If Harvard Were a Kitchen Interview by Mike Thomas Beverly Kim on losing her insecurity, how she won over her dad, and the torment of Trotter's curveballs. Read more
