On October 25, 2025, musician St. Vincent spoke with New Yorker staff writer Vinson Cunningham at the 26th annual New Yorkers Festival, a weekend filled with conversations, screenings, performances and more. The festival, which became the hallmark of the magazine, was held in New York and brought together leading representatives of literature, cinema, comedy, television, politics and medicine.
Saint Vincentstage name Annie Clark, musician, producer and director, known worldwide for her genre-defying music and her innovative multimedia artistry. She has won six Grammy Awards, including three Best Alternative Music Album awards for “St. Vincent”, “Daddy's Home” and his latest release “All Born Screaming”. Celebrated for her virtuosic guitar playing, sonic experimentation, poignant lyrical storytelling and ever-evolving visual style, St. Vincent consistently receives critical acclaim for pushing boundaries. The combination of art rock, electronic and pop elements in her music has earned her a place among the most influential artists of her generation.
Vinson Cunningham joined New Yorker as a staff writer in 2016. Since 2018, he has been the magazine's critic, writing about theater, television and more. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2024 and 2025, and was awarded the George Jean Nathan Prize for Dramatic Criticism for 2021–2022. In 2020, he was a National Magazine Award finalist for his work. Comedian Tracy Morgan Profile. He teaches at Yale School of Art and Columbia University School of Art, and is one of the leading Critics in general, New YorkerWeekly podcast about culture and art. His debut novelGreat Expectations“, released in 2024.
