100 Years of 100 Things: Women in the Military; New Yorker Magazine; Catskills Hotels; Street Photography

As we observe Memorial Day, enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations from the centennial series:

• Katherine Sharp Landdeck, professor of history and director of Pioneers Oral History Project at Texas Woman's University and the author of The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (Crown, 2020), talks about American women in the military over the last century.
• David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about another centenarian, The New Yorker, which published its first issue on February 21, 1925.
• Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Science at Northeastern University, founder and president of the Catskills Institute and the author of several books, including Catskill Culture: A Mountain Rat's Memories of the Great Jewish Resort Area (Temple University Press, 1998), takes us through the last 100 years in The Catskills -- the hotels, the camps and the people.
• Sam Barzilay, creative director & co-founder of Photoville, looks at the history of street photography, from the invention of the Leica hand-held 35mm camera which made capturing "the decisive moment" possible, to the challenges presented by AI and smartphone technology of today.

 

These interviews were lightly edited for time and clarity; the original web versions are available here:

100 Years of 100 Things: Women in the Military (Apr 30, 2025)

100 Years of 100 Things: The New Yorker Magazine (Jan 31, 2025)

100 Years of 100 Things: Catskills Hotels (Aug 14, 2024)

100 Years of 100 Things: Street Photography (Apr 22, 2025)