My latest for The Washington Post - interview w/ writer Maria Stepanova on the Russian crackdown on artists and journalists: "I think that now the situation is so desperate; desperation is the air we are breathing and the water we’re drinking." washingtonpost.com/books/2024/10/…

Maria Stepanova discusses political & temporal exiles, and her new book HOLY WINTER 20/21, in The Washington Post Nick Hilden washingtonpost.com/books/2024/10/…

New for BBC - A Oaxacan chef's guide to the best of Oaxaca City's street food bbc.com/travel/article…

My latest for Observer - Oslo is full of cool art and cultural experiences. observer.com/2024/11/oslo-a…

For Nautilus Magazine - I spoke with author Karl Ove Knausgaard about the nature of consciousness, climate change, his newfound appreciation for science, and why he remains an optimist. nautil.us/dont-we-belong…

For Observer - The Offbeat Art of Berlin 35 Years After the Fall of the Wall observer.com/2024/11/art-of…

The latest in my Writers Talking Writers series at Publishers Weekly - Rumaan Alam on Anita Brookner Tommy Orange on Felisberto Hernández publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

My latest for Al Jazeera English - The US soldiers returning to Vietnam in search of mass graves: “Just the chance to go back and do something. I wouldn’t call it closure … my daughter called it ‘closing the circle’. That’s a good description.” aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

My latest for Al Jazeera English - The dark side of William Burroughs, wife killer behind Daniel Craig’s Queer “I have not only the right but the duty to carry a gun...” he wrote to Ginsberg in January 1951, 10 months before shooting his wife. aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

For the latest in my Writers Talking Writers series at Publishers Weekly Ben Okri (Ben Okri) on Christopher Okigbo Katie Kitamura (Katie Kitamura) on Natalia Ginzburg publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

I am a space nerd and my latest for Al Jazeera English speaks to that: "Sanctuary on the Moon is a lunar time capsule that provides a detailed guide to life on Earth for our future selves." Sanctuary On The Moon aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

The outpouring of love for David Lynch should remind that you don't have to compromise your weirdness to be appreciated.

My latest for Al Jazeera English - Bowie’s Berlin: Up against the wall "Now, nearly 35 years after the Wall fell, with old divisions cropping up once again in Germany and the wider world, the story of Bowie and the Berlin Wall suggests important lessons..." aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

FACT CHECK: Donald J. Trump claims he is delaying his tariffs against Canada bc he made a border security “deal” with Justin Trudeau . In reality, this agreement was struck in December 2024 while Joe Biden was president A new collaboration between Gianluca Costantini and Nick Hilden

FACT CHECK: JD Vance claims “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” False: judges interpret what is or is not a legitimate use of power. This is a key aspect of the US system of checks and balances. Gianluca Costantini/Nick Hilden

My latest for Al Jazeera English is disturbingly timely amidst all the Forest Service firings. Lives on the line: Low pay has US wildland firefighters quitting aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

My latest for Nautilus Magazine - interview w/ Carl Zimmer about his excellent book on the history of aerobiology and the "invisible zoo" all around us. nautil.us/life-in-an-atm…

FACT CHECK: @JDVanceclaims “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” False: judges interpret what is or is not a legitimate use of power. This is a key aspect of the US system of checks and balances. Gianluca Costantini / Nick Hilden

New for Al Jazeera English "The California Water Wars...pitted the public against private business interests and set the stage for a century of conflict over the state’s most contested resource." shorturl.at/5BlaW