Susan Orlean (born October 31, 1955) is an American journalist. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside. Read full biography of Susan Orlean →
Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work for their children who... →
States should pass laws making it illegal to own or trade wild animals; the phony 'educational' permits that many private owners have used to... →
College athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just... →
Having animals in the city is entirely different from having animals out in the country. For one thing, it's more social. When you live on lots... →
In the course of transferring all my CDs to my iPod, I have found myself wandering the musical hallways of my past and reacquainting myself with... →
Most fourth graders can't say why Abraham Lincoln is an important historical figure? Wow. This is far more distressing than if the news had been... →
There are cultures that believe having your photograph taken steals your soul. I don't think there is a stolen soul in a picture, but still - why... →
When I heard about the Microsoft Kinect, though, I felt an urgency rising in me. A game you played without touching any machinery? A chance to wave... →
Everything rational and sensible abandons me when I try to throw out photographs. Time and time again, I hold one over a wastebasket, and then find... →
Here's a habit I never thought I'd develop: I gravitate to anything online that's marked 'most popular' or 'most... →
I don't care that much about rote memorization. An old boyfriend of mine used to get into lacerating arguments with his parents over facts, and I... →
I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that big-time... →
I'm very excited about my new Spotify account, which gives me access to twenty gazillion songs any time, all the time. The day I opened my... →
Susan Orlean (born October 31, 1955) is an American journalist. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside.