Map of Syria
The U.S. is considering ‘limited strikes’ against Syrian forces. Here, a map of key sites and possible targets.
Rob Verger is a former reporter for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He's a former instructor for Columbia University's Undergraduate Writing Program, and his work has also appeared in The Boston Globe.
All Wound Up
Haruki Murakami is practically a literary deity in Japan, but American critics are still unsure about him. Rob Verger looks at his reputation in the U.S.
Explainer
There’s a black cloud over Pope Francis: questions over his involvement in Argentina’s dirty war.
WELCOME
Burmese icon Aung San Suu Kyi is here for the first time in 40 years. Rob Verger on the monumental visit.
The Dark Night
Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, whose new novel is about a Brooklyn man kidnapped by terrorists, talks to Rob Verger.
An idiosyncratic compendium of the greatest fiction writers in history and a journalistic journey through the extremes of India.
Mind Games
In his book Moonwalking With Einstein, Joshua Foer revealed the secrets to becoming a memory maven. At the 2012 Championship, Rob Verger found it’s not so easy to keep a whole deck of cards in your head.
Live Blog
The Russian journalist decried the newly re-elected president’s phony victory, saying, ‘The people know when they’re fooled.’
Author Wade Davis talks to Rob Verger about World War I, Everest, and what it means to be a hero.