Alix Brown immerses herself in records, cinema and books before preparing a favorite Italian dinner.
I worked as a freelance research editor for The New York Times for almost eleven years —at T: The New York Times Style Magazine from January 2014 through February 2020, and at The New York Times Magazine from December 2015 through November 2024. For some of my fact-checking work, please see this page. I’m also a culture writer. You can see some of my stories on this site and via The New York Times and Interview Magazine (where they are under my maiden name).
Alix Brown immerses herself in records, cinema and books before preparing a favorite Italian dinner.
What gets this best-selling novelist going? Cappuccinos, movies with her grandchildren and her go-to notebook.
Before her death at age 54, Spanish-Mexican painter Remedios Varo created an esoteric and visionary body of work focused on the subconscious. Nearly 60 years later, her fame is reaching its zenith. Last year, one of her works sold for $6.2 million.
For the August print edition of The New York Times for Kids, I interviewed a 16-year-old and a 10-year-old about their perspectives on race.
On July 24 and 25, The New York Times ran a series of visual stories on their Instagram account, based on an Arts piece I reported for The New York Times for Kids, which will be in the print paper on July 26, 2020. Photos by Adria Malcolm.
For The New York Times for Kids, I interviewed esteemed musician Monnette Sudler about how she became a jazz guitarist.
For T Magazine, I recommend my most delightful, completely random musical discovery in years: a spiritual jazz album from 1973 by Philadelphia collective Sounds of Liberation featuring vibes, alto sax, flute, guitar, bass, congas, drums, and percussion.
As portals into their era and as artifacts of another time, the movies that are now playing in Quad Cinema's giallo series are insightful and compelling. They’re full of beautiful people and tantalizing images that are designed, above all, to be entertaining. They're also dated in really interesting ways, though their portrayals of toxic female friendships are evergreen.
With their uncomfortable blend of sexual politics, dark comedy, quirky star power and social and moral critique, it’s no wonder moviegoers didn’t know what to make of filmmaker Nelly Kaplan’s satirical stories when they were first released. But a new retrospective from Quad Cinema proves the forward-thinking French-Argentine director's provocative and playful films are equally as relevant and enjoyable today.
Sage advice from the character actor, once dubbed "the most beautiful man in the world," litters his latest memoir The Ocean Fell Into The Drop.
The working-class British actor has a prolific career with more than 100 film and television credits, but he’s had an unusual journey to the spotlight.
At age 15, the director-writer-actress Quinn Shephard wrote a stunning draft of a script about an inappropriate relationship, which became her directorial debut, Blame.
In this interview for his new movie Lover for a Day, French film director Philippe Garrel reveals how he creates his penetrating, poetic work.
A profile of cinematographer Sean Price Williams, a leading imagemaker and underground hero, who’s crafted gorgeous visuals for films like Good Time, Heaven Knows What, Listen Up Philip and more. "I encourage people because I think they might make a good movie,” he says. “I'm really not happy with the people that have been making movies, so I want to help new people make movies. It's as simple as that."
Endless Poetry, Alejandro Jodorowsky's buoyant, lyrical, and colorful new film, tells the story of the filmmaker's youth, and his journey to become a poet, puppeteer, clown, mime, and tarot enthusiast.
Filmmaker Sofia Coppola is known for the dreamy quality of her visuals, awash in emotion and atmosphere. I interview the acclaimed writer-director about her new movie.