in conversation

Music

“You Have to See It to Be It”: Michelle Zauner and Karen O in Conversation

June 10, 2021

During their first-ever meeting, the Japanese Breakfast singer and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman find common ground in music, food, culture, and loss.

art

“Power is Also Dangerous”: Ferrari Sheppard and Arthur Lewis in Conversation

April 16, 2021

The painter and Creative Director discuss great art, the Golden Age of hip-hop, and what it means to feel powerful.

in conversation

Honor Titus and Henry Taylor Get Down to the Real Nitty-Gritty

January 21, 2021

As the artist prepares for his first solo show in NYC, he spoke to Henry Taylor about why it’s never too late to start loving what you do.

on the record

“You Had 400 Fucking Songs?”: Justin Timberlake Interviews Ty Dolla $ign

November 12, 2020

The two artists take a break from making music to discuss the mystery of doing just that. 

SG Lewis, Robyn, and Channel Tres on Making Club Music When There Is No Club

August 6, 2020

The dance-music prodigies and collaborators made a banger for home listening.

Donna Missal and Shania Twain on Creative Freedom and Owning Their Sexuality

July 9, 2020

Let’s go girls.

What Is Magic? Keiynan Lonsdale and Jacob Collier Look to Art for Answers

June 4, 2020

A kaleidoscopic conversation about imagination, identity, and adventure.

“We Were Smothered and Beaten and Left in the Dark.” Mikel Jollett Tells Finneas O’Connell About the Cult that Nearly Killed Him

May 20, 2020

In his new memoir, the frontman of The Airborne Toxic Event recalls extreme tragedy—and redemption.

Sia and Eddie Benjamin Discuss Writing Hits and the Harry Styles Effect

May 13, 2020

After moving to L.A. at 15, the “Fuck My Friends” singer found a home with one of the biggest pop stars around.

Zsela Talks to Hunter Schafer About the Trick to Making Art in Quarantine

May 11, 2020

The singer catches up with the “Euphoria” star to discuss her first project, missing Brooklyn, and shooting music videos with her family.

On “Mixing Colours,” Composers Brian and Roger Eno Paint a New Sonic Landscape

April 3, 2020

The Eno brothers don’t experience synesthesia when they compose—but that doesn’t make their first collaborative album any less colorful.

Two Oscar Wilde Characters Ponder the Meaning of Life, Art, and Cigarettes

May 29, 2019

In an excerpt from Wilde’s classic “The Critic as Artist,” a very “Interview” conversation.

Rising Comedian Patti Harrison Asks Tim Heidecker for Career Tips but Finds Herself Getting Adopted Instead

April 2, 2019

The rising comedian, who stars in Hulu’s “Shrill” and writes for Nick Kroll’s “Big Mouth,” phones the father of absurdist comedy for some pro-tips.