Rob Verger is a 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.
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Slow Progress
A medical journal corrects an obituary from 1858. MORE
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First World Problems?
The global importance of emotions and health. MORE
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The Dirty War for Dummies
There’s a black cloud over Pope Francis: questions over his involvement in Argentina’s dirty war. MORE
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Moonstruck
Got a great name for Pluto’s satellites? MORE
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The Locals Need to Dig You
When archeologists champion development. MORE
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Zebra-Cam
‘Citizen scientists’ classify Africa’s animals. MORE
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The Faces of Apartheid
A photography exhibit explores South Africa’s shame. MORE
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‘Cloud Atlas’ For Dummies
Here’s a brief refresher on David Mitchell’s twisted narrative, whose film adaptation arrives Oct.... MORE
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Welcome to Modern India!
We're in a golden age of writing about India, and Rob Verger, Jacob Silverman and Mythili Rao pick... MORE
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The Lady Arrives in the U.S.
Burmese icon Aung San Suu Kyi is here for the first time in 40 years.... MORE
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Elie Wiesel: You Must Do Something
Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, whose new novel is about a Brooklyn man... MORE
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A Chinese Vision of Tibet
Happy lamas, sacred snows, and nary a dissident in sight. MORE
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From Jackie to Gandhi
Homai Vyarawalla captured the making of modern India. MORE
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Codex Moment
Rob Verger explores the art of sacred books through the exhibit 'Illuminated' at New York's Rubin... MORE
