Virginia Heffernan

In “The Secret History of Bigfoot,” John O’Connor explores a legend that refuses to die — and his own place in a disenchanted world.

By Virginia Heffernan

In “Traffic,” the journalist Ben Smith chronicles the nerdy genius, driven egos and moral experimentation of the internet’s contagious media pioneers.

By Virginia Heffernan

Silicon chips power everything from cars and toys to phones and nukes. “Chip War,” by Chris Miller, recounts the rise of the chip industry and the outsize geopolitical implications of its ascendancy.

By Virginia Heffernan

In a revealing new biography, “The Contrarian,” the journalist Max Chafkin charts Thiel’s ascendancy in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., as a driven man drawn to far-right causes and beliefs.

By Virginia Heffernan

The new book by Adrian Daub, a Stanford professor of comparative literature, brings a skeptical eye to Silicon Valley mythology.

By Virginia Heffernan

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have moved from musty church basements to laptop screens in quarantine. Do they still work?

By Virginia Heffernan

Move over, Minecraft. See you, Prison Life. On computer screens this spring, daffodils are blooming, sap is dripping and love is in the air.

By Virginia Heffernan

Ms. Moore was best known as the spunky professional Mary Richards on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and as Laura Petrie, the wife of a comedy writer, on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

By Virginia Heffernan

Mary Tyler Moore brought a new depiction of the American woman to both “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Virginia Heffernan, a contributing writer for The New York Times, discusses Ms. Moore's roles and their influence.

By Robin Lindsay and Virginia Heffernan

Steven Johnson’s “Wonderland” looks at the few degrees of separation between fun and progress.

By Virginia Heffernan