How Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

A visionary novelist and a revolutionary chronicler of gay life, he’s taken American letters to uncharted realms.

Agnes Callard’s Marriage of the Minds

The philosopher, who lives with her husband and her ex-husband, searches for what one human can be to another human.

Randall Park Breaks Out of Character

The “Fresh Off the Boat” star made his career in amiable roles, but his directorial début, “Shortcomings,” is full of characters who are, in his word, “shitty” people.

The Defiance of Salman Rushdie

After a near-fatal stabbing—and decades of threats—the novelist speaks about writing as a death-defying act.

The Raucous Assault of Tala Madani’s Art

The Iranian American artist is a rarity: a wildly imaginative innovator with a gift for caricature and visual satire.