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Lauren Collins has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2008. She is the author of “ When in French: Love in a Second Language .”

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14 picks · 2007–2024

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President Emmanuel Macron Has Plunged France into Chaos
a reporter at large · December 16, 2024

After the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, Macron is confronting challenges including those posed by the Rassemblement National, or R.N., party, led by the right-wing politicians Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. Lauren Collins reports.

Alison Roman Just Can’t Help Herself
profiles · December 20, 2021

Lauren Collins on a food-world star’s method and mess.

The Formidable Charm of Omar Sy
profiles · June 21, 2021

Lauren Collins writes about how the star of “Lupin” pulled off his greatest confidence trick.

Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide?
profiles · July 1, 2019

France’s young President is now Europe’s most forceful progressive, but violence at home and the success of right-wing parties throughout the Continent threaten his ambitions, Lauren Collins writes.

America’s Most Political Food
letter from south carolina · April 24, 2017

The founder of a popular South Carolina barbecue restaurant was a white supremacist. Now that his children have taken over, is it O.K. to eat there?

Europe’s Child-Refugee Crisis
a reporter at large · February 27, 2017

Lauren Collins on the more than a hundred thousand minors, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, who have travelled unaccompanied across continents in search of asylum in Europe.

The Model American
the political scene · May 9, 2016

Despite her humble origins, she seems to have internalized Donald’s outlook. She’s as imperial as her husband, if not more so. Lauren Collins writes.

House Perfect
a reporter at large · October 3, 2011

Lauren Collins on the world of IKEA. “The company’s vision, one executive said, is ‘to create a better life for the many.’ ”

Sole Mate
profiles · March 28, 2011

Lauren Collins’s 2011 Profile of the shoe designer Christian Louboutin. “The sole of each of Louboutin’s shoes is lacquered in a vivid, glossy red. Like Louis XIV’s red heels, they signal a sort of sumptuary code, promising a world of glamour and privilege.”

Number Nine
profiles · January 11, 2010

Lauren Collins’s 2010 Profile of Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

The Oracle
profiles · October 13, 2008

The many lives of Arianna Huffington.

Pixel Perfect
the world of fashion · May 12, 2008

Pascal Dangin’s virtual reality.

The Other Obama
profiles · March 10, 2008

Before the 2008 elections, Lauren Collins profiled Michelle Obama, the wife of Barack Obama and future First Lady.

Mondo Donatella
profiles · September 24, 2007

Lauren Collins’s Profile of Donatella Versace, the larger-than-life fashion designer who took over the Versace brand after the murder of her brother Gianni.

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