Time Sensitive

James Frey on Designing Your Life to Bring Joy

Molly Jong-Fast on the Fleeting Nature of Fame

Alicja Kwade on the Absurdity of Being Alive

Thomas Keller on Cooking as a Pathway to Happiness

Billy Martin on Finding Harmony in Rhythm and Life

John Pawson on Minimalism as a Way of Life

Lina Ghotmeh on Ruin and Regeneration in Architecture

Leonard Koren on Life as an Aesthetic Experience

Pico Iyer on the Pleasure and Profundity of Silence

Faye Toogood on Creation as a Form of Connection

Malcolm Gladwell on Finding Freedom in Abandoning Expectations

Richard Christiansen on Bridging Horticulture and Popular Culture

Marcia Bjornerud on the Profound Wisdom of Rocks

Nachson Mimran on Leveraging Privilege for Good and in Service of Others

Jonathan Lethem on Novel Writing as a Memory Art

Lindsey Adelman on the Transformative Nature of Light

Paul Goldberger on Architecture as an Act of Optimism

Francesco Clemente on Painting as Poetry and Performance

Sarah Lewis on “Aesthetic Force” as a Path Toward Justice

Rita Sodi on Food as a Reflection of Home

Edwina von Gal on Gardening as an Antidote

Hiroshi Sugimoto on Photography as a Form of Timekeeping

Ramdane Touhami on Why He Will Never Slow Down

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Need to Recognize Coexisting Truths

Thaddeus Mosley on Making Art to Be Appreciated for Centuries

Adam Pendleton on His Ongoing Exploration of “Black Dada”

Paul Smith on Imbuing Clothing With Joy and Humor

Lucy Sante on on Transitioning Into Herself at Long Last

Ilse Crawford on Creating Lasting, “Living” Spaces

Massimo Bottura on Ethics, Aesthetics, and Slow Food

Helen Molesworth on Museums as Machines for Slowness

Annabelle Selldorf on Architecture as Portraiture

Walter Hood on Connecting People and Place Through Landscape Architecture

Min Jin Lee on the Healing Power of Fiction

Mira Nakashima on Keeping Her Father’s Woodworking Legacy Alive

Ian Schrager on Consistently Capturing the Zeitgeist

Sanford Biggers on Patching Together the Past, Present, and Future Through Art

Edmund de Waal on Pottery, Poetry, and the Act of Letting Go

Trent Davis Bailey on Finding Family and Community Through Photography

Robert Wilson on the Wonder to Be Found in Time, Space, and Light

José Parlá on Coming Back to Life Through Art

Tom Dixon on Designing With Longevity in Mind

Jessica B. Harris on Making Vast Connections Across African American Cooking and Culture

Samuel Ross on the Art of “Awakening” Materials

Jelani Cobb on 50 Years of Hip-Hop and the Future of Journalism

Marilyn Minter on Pioneering Sex-Positive Feminism in the Art World and Beyond

Ari Shapiro on Finding Clarity and Connection Through Listening

Anders Byriel on Redefining the Idea of “Company Culture”

Tina Barney on Photography as a Way of Marking Time Across Generations

Nick Cave on Art as a Means of Working Through Grief and Trauma