Elizabeth Winkler
Wall Street Journal
New York, NY, United States
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‘The Candy House’ Review: Upload Fever
In Jennifer Egan’s novel, a tech titan wants to move consciousness to the cloud. → Read More
‘Intimations’ Review: Scenes from a Global Humbling
Zadie Smith’s essays capture the strange discoveries of life under lockdown. → Read More
‘The Fairest of Them All’ Review: Grimm and Grimmer
She is ‘Sodewa Bai’ in India and ‘Snaefridr’ in Nordic regions. One trait never changes: unsurpassed beauty. → Read More
The Architect Who Wants to Rebuild Notre Dame as It Was
Philippe Villeneuve, who oversees France’s historic monuments, is resisting efforts to rebuild the cathedral’s iconic spire with a ‘contemporary’ touch → Read More
Colum McCann Wants to Knock Readers Off Balance
In his new novel “Apeirogon,” the author of “Let the Great World Spin” experiments with form to tell the stories of two grief-stricken fathers in the Middle East. → Read More
Laszlo Bock Thinks Machine Learning Can Make Work Better
A Google veteran’s new firm uses artificial intelligence to send employees ‘nudges’ to prod them toward changes likely to produce a happier workforce → Read More
Mathematics Pioneer Ingrid Daubechies Has More Barriers to Break
Best known for her work on “wavelets,” she wants to reduce the obstacles to women entering the sciences. → Read More
An Antarctic Explorer’s Mental Journey
Endurance athlete Colin O’Brady was the first person to cross the frozen continent alone and unaided—thanks to an epiphany with 77 miles to go → Read More
The CIA’s Former Chief of Disguise Drops Her Mask
Jonna Mendez served 27 years undercover, crafting wigs, prosthetic noses, false teeth and masks that could be peeled off like Tom Cruise’s in ‘Mission: Impossible’ → Read More
A Survivor’s Memories of the Charlie Hebdo Massacre
In a new memoir, the French writer Philippe Lançon tries to make sense of the 2015 terrorist attack on the Paris satirical weekly. → Read More
How Kathryn Sullivan Became the First American Woman to Walk in Space
A pioneering NASA astronaut is now working to save the Earth’s environment. → Read More
Mo Rocca Sees Dead People
In a best-selling book of offbeat obituaries, the humorist and correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning” remembers “people I think of as undervalued stocks.” → Read More
Boston Celtic Enes Kanter Calls Foul on Repression in Turkey
The outspoken NBA center has been labeled a “terrorist” by his native country’s government for his association with an exiled cleric. → Read More
John le Carré Spies a Britain Adrift
The MI6 officer turned novelist still uses the habits of his espionage background to size up people and characters → Read More
The Impatience of Choreographer Mark Morris
In a new memoir, a dance pioneer characterizes his style as simultaneously contrarian and conservative → Read More
Ted Danson Is in a ‘Good Place’ These Days
In NBC’s quirky comedy, the former star of “Cheers” and “CSI” relishes mixing moral philosophy with “9-year-old fart humor.” → Read More
Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Chances Take Another Hit
Sprint and T-Mobile have suffered a significant setback as they await Justice Department approval for their union. → Read More
Sprint and T-Mobile Still Face Their Toughest Hurdle
While the FCC and the Justice Department often move in lockstep, the $26 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint might be one of those instances where they don’t. → Read More
The Mall Meltdown Continues
Mall-based retailers reported dismal earnings last week, reminding investors of the sector’s fundamental problems. → Read More
Terrible Tuesday for Department Stores
Kohl’s and J.C. Penney reported disappointing quarterly results, setting off a tumble in the department-store sector. → Read More