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Last fall, at Miss Porter’s School, in Farmington, Connecticut—attended by generations of debutantes and heiresses, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Barbara Hutton—a student named Tatum Bass confessed to cheating, and was later expelled.

The canceling of this year’s Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference is only the latest blow to long-form, story-driven journalism.

Island Reliant Upon Debauched Visits From Thirsty Saudis Looks to Clean Up

Over a bowl of soup with another older Jewish man, the Curb Your Enthusiasm auteur discusses the Seinfeld curse (“so annoying”), acting for Woody Allen (“very daunting”), and hitting his peak (“no one wants to see this old man on TV”).

And Other Thoughts From New York Times Columnist David Carr on the Pursuit of Truth … and What Happens Next

Paul Graham’s business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies — for a lot less money than you would think

As summer begins, what better way to measure Wall Street’s health than a real-estate tour of the Hamptons? For every mansion on the sales or rental market, there’s a story—sometimes involving Bernie Madoff—and brokers are shell-shocked. The author surveys the deals, no-deals, lawsuits, divorces, and teardowns that characterize this strange, dark season.

North Korea’s recent nuclear test is the regime’s latest act of dangerous defiance. This time around, a new, tougher response is needed.