Andrew Adam Newman

Senior Editor

Studio 360

Before joining Studio 360 in 2015, Andy was a print reporter primarily for The New York Times, where he published hundreds of articles. Along with writing extensively for the Business and Style sections, he wrote widely about the arts, including  stories about the Broadway revival of Talk Radio and a conceptual artist who made a quilted cozy for a 10-ton Nike Hercules missile. He also has written for New York magazine, Salon and Adweek. Before moving to New York in 2004, he served as Editor in Chief at alternative newspapers in in Pittsburgh and Boise. He produced his first piece for Studio 360 in 2006.

Substitute teacher Nicholson Baker Jerry

The substitute teacher

Novelist Nicholson Baker braves being a substitute teacher.

The substitute teacher
Richard Russo and Jenny Boylan (Elena Seibert/© 2012 Jennifer Finney Boylan )

Richard Russo and Jenny Boylan on plot twists in books — and life

Richard Russo and Jenny Boylan on plot twists in books — and life

As You Dislike It

As You Dislike It

How Shakespeare Came Alive for Me — and Stays Alive Today

How Shakespeare Came Alive for Me — and Stays Alive Today

Unrest in Baton Rouge: Anatomy of a Photo

Unrest in Baton Rouge: Anatomy of a Photo

Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance

How the government-entertainment-industrial complex elected Donald Trump.

Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance

Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance

When an actor named Ronald Reagan ran for president, it seemed like such a stretch. Now it’s hard to see the presidency as anything but a movie role.

Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance

The Substitute

Novelist Nicholson Baker braves being a substitute teacher.

The Substitute

How Shakespeare Came Alive for Me — and Stays Alive Today

Shakespeare shouldn’t be lost on anyone, but how much should the text be changed?

How Shakespeare Came Alive for Me — and Stays Alive Today

DeFile Your Taxes

Kai Ryssdal hosts our latest listener challenge: making something with the 1040 tax form.

DeFile Your Taxes

Using Drones to Make Naked Dancers Safe for Television

For a Japanese commercial, drones flying between ballet dancers and the camera are choreographed to (just barely) cover the naughty bits. 

Using Drones to Make Naked Dancers Safe for Television

Compounding the Paris Tragedy, a Blow to Culture

Instead of targeting major museums or landmarks, the terrorists struck Parisians where their hearts truly are: in cozy cafés and clubs.

Compounding the Paris Tragedy, a Blow to Culture