Politics

For an update on all things political — including GOP presidential candidates (Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio) and progressive Congressman (Debbie Wasserman Schlutz, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand) and a new publication from the Tea Party Express — click below.

Entertainment

Brian Grazer wrote about the golden age of curiosity.

In honor of Earth Day, Mark Ruffalo made a plea for renewable energy, while Scandal’s Darby Stanchfield published her tips for helping the environment.

John Green shared his speech from YouTube’s annual Brandcast.

Judy Greer reminisced about her first car.

Tech and business

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen conveyed new thinking about countering outbreaks like Ebola.

Apple VP of Environmental Initiatives Lisa Jackson broke news about the company’s investment in working forests.

Suzy Welch shared the first of some of her great career advice.

CEO of the Case Foundation Jean Case revealed characteristics of thriving social entrepreneurs.

Google Ventures relayed management secrets from Task Rabbit’s COO.

Facebook product design director Margaret Gould Stewart wrote about the necessity of designing effective business software.

WSJ tech reporter Evelyn Rusli bid farewell to the newspaper.

Books

The DUFF author Kody Keplinger wrote about friends and frenemies in real life and fiction.

Jon Krakauer participated in a roundtable discussion about his new book, Missoula.

Editor and debut author Brendan Duffy wrote about the pain — and exhilaration — of selling a book from inside the business.

Our publications

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan laid forth his vision for the classroom of the future in Bright, while President Obama paid tribute to his fifth-grade teacher.

Matter published a collaboration with the Marshall Project by Robert Kolker.

Backchannel published a five-part series by Robert Wachter about the perils of medical technology and dueling viewpoints on the new Steve Jobs biography — one from early Apple engineer Andy Hertzfeld, another from its co-author, Rick Tetzeli.

In Cuepoint, Lou Reed’s sister, Merrill Reed Weiner, set the record straight about the artist’s childhood.

The Message did Fame Week.

The Cauldron published pieces by Cleveland Cavalier JR Smith and Spanish soccer star Raul.

Other news

Medium launched a partnership with Esquire, “What I’ve Learned,” that excavates classics from the magazine’s archives.