Michael Schulman

When it comes to horror, I'm a wimp. But, as a theatre critic, I'm fascinated by what catches on with audiences, and this season the genre is, unusually, front and center. The flagship production is Broadway's ' Paranormal Activity ' (at the August Wilson... See more

The New Yorker Interview What John Goodman Knows About Fear The actor discusses Tom Cruise, the Coen brothers, and his lifelong quest to feel at ease in his own skin. By Photograph by Brian Gove 'Welcome!' John Goodman bellowed from his front porch, in Ch... See more

The playwright and the immunologist famously argued about AIDs live on C- SPAN , in 1993. Their heated exchange now unfolds in a new play that almost included a 'Guys and Dolls' song break. Illustration by João Fazenda The bond between Anthony Fauci and L... See more

Growing up near Central Park, I always took horse-drawn carriages for granted: charming, nostalgic, smelly, a bit of a tourist trap. But, this past summer, I started noticing a string of unsettling headlines. In June, one horse died in the Park after eati... See more

Carriage horses are unique in the urban menagerie. They aren't wildlife, and they aren't on display in the zoo. They are neither pets (dogs, cats) nor pests (rats, roaches). They are workers.Illustration by Tomi Um Romanch Mahajan, an eighteen-year-old fr... See more