DARE: Google’s Sundar Pichai Was Grilled on Privacy, Data Collection, and China during Congressional Hearing
Google CEO testifies to Congress on allegations of bias against conservatives, data privacy, spread of misinformation, and tailoring a search engine to... More
Steeped in Specificity
From Issue 21 of PEN America: A Journal for Writers and Readers, coming your way in one week, Mythologies considers stories that have been transmitted to us and the mechanisms of… More
Chimamanda Adichie and Trevor Noah on Cultural Identities
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah discuss straddling multiple cultural identities in this clip from the 2017 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
A discussion on straddling multiple cultural identities between Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah. More
Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah Urge U.S. to Call on Russia to Release Ukrainian Director
Wim Wenders, Salman Rushdie, Agniezska Holland and Margaret Atwood are also among the 86 industry figures calling for action by new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Entertainment industry figures… More
PEN America Launches Campaign to Free Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Chimamanda Adichie, Trevor Noah, and other creative allies joined PEN America in a letter calling on Rex Tillerson to press for the immediate release of Oleg Sentsov. More
Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie says Americans need to stop searching for Trump’s silver lining
In the days after the election of US president Donald Trump, some disappointed voters called for national unity, urging Americans to reach across the aisle for mutual understanding and… More
Chimamanda Adichie and Trevor Noah Talk Identity and Art
You may not think Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah have a ton in common besides a continent of birth. One is an accomplished fiction author from Nigeria who's… More
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