Alec Wilkinson
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How Mathematics Changed Me
If one is inclined toward mysteries, mathematics can lead one to the conclusion that behind the veil of life there is a structure and an order. → Read More
Teaching Myself Calculus at Sixty-Five
Alec Wilkinson writes about taking on the task of learning algebra, geometry, and calculus—subjects that confounded him in his youth—at the age of sixty-five, and what his pursuit of grasping mathematics eventually taught him. → Read More
The Return of White Sharks to Cape Cod
It’s a different feeling when swimming at the beaches that I grew up on. → Read More
What Is Mathematics?
An ideal reality. A formal game. The poetry of logical ideas. Or none of the above. → Read More
The Matchless Acoustic Guitar of Tony Rice
The bluegrass musician, who died on Christmas morning, had a towering technique and a severe and idiosyncratic ear. → Read More
A Deadly Shark Attack at a Beach on Cape Cod That I Know Well
A person can only accept that the ocean is dangerous, and no agency protects human life. This is not an easy thought to carry around. → Read More
Alec Wilkinson
Alec Wilkinson Alec Wilkinson joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 1980, after working as a policeman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, and as a rock-and-roll musician. He has contributed Talk of the Town, Comment, Reporter at Large, and Profile pieces, and is the author of ten books, most of which grew out of articles first published in the magazine. They include “Midnights”; “A Violent Act”;… → Read More
The Serial-Killer Detector
A former journalist, equipped with an algorithm and the largest collection of murder records in the country, finds patterns in crime. → Read More
Death of a Dystopian
Alt-right conspiracy theorists think that the government killed the aspiring Libertarian filmmaker David Crowley. The truth is far stranger. → Read More
Death of a Dystopian
Alt-right conspiracy theorists think that the government killed the aspiring Libertarian filmmaker David Crowley. The truth is far stranger. → Read More
Jack White’s Infinite Imagination
He used to be exclusively a rock star. Now he’s a songwriter, a producer, a label owner, and a furniture upholsterer, too. → Read More
Jack White’s Infinite Imagination
He used to be exclusively a rock star. Now he’s a songwriter, a producer, a label owner, and a furniture upholsterer, too. → Read More
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge and Their New Record, “Mount Royal”
Each song on the guitarists’ new album is delivered personally to the listener, like a letter. → Read More
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge and Their New Record, “Mount Royal”
Each song on the guitarists’ new album is delivered personally to the listener, like a letter. → Read More
My Obsession with a Beatles Song
Very few songs influenced by a drug reproduce the sensation of taking the drug, but “She Said She Said” comes close. → Read More
My Obsession with a Beatles Song
Very few songs influenced by a drug reproduce the sensation of taking the drug, but “She Said She Said” comes close. → Read More
Video Operas You Can Watch on Your Phone
The composers behind Experiments in Opera present short films with sung dialogue, on such topics as Y2K and psilocybin for the terminally ill. → Read More
Video Operas You Can Watch on Your Phone
The composers behind Experiments in Opera present short films with sung dialogue, on such topics as Y2K and psilocybin for the terminally ill. → Read More
Lake Street Dive’s singer, Rachael Price, and bassist, Bridget Kearney, get the platza treatment at the Russian & Turkish Baths.
Alec Wilkinson visits with the band’s singer, Rachael Price, and bassist, Bridget Kearney, as they get the platza treatment at the Russian & Turkish Baths. → Read More
Sweating It Out with Lake Street Dive
Alec Wilkinson visits with the band’s singer, Rachael Price, and bassist, Bridget Kearney, as they get the platza treatment at the Russian & Turkish Baths. → Read More