In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe?
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The Surprising Lessons of Vietnam
Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.
The undignified near-death of Miramax
Why Disney turned Harvey Weinstein’s legendary indie empire into a zombie slave — and why it doesn’t much matter
Gutenberg and How Typography Is Like Music
Typography has a visceral and direct effect on everybody who reads. It can inhibit or enhance the feel of reading without being consciously noticeable. It does so by combining specific visuals that echo cultural memories, which are hopefully servile to the words they spell. Not unlike your favorite food tasting better on fine china then […]
What’s With You, Man?
HEY, JIMMIE JOHNSON You’re the best ever, Superman in a firesuit, a three-time NASCAR champion rolling toward your fourth straight Cup—fourth straight!—and yet you’re humble and quiet and polite and nice …
Why Britain can’t do The Wire
The critically acclaimed US television drama could not be made here. We have writing talent in abundance, but its output is controlled by a stifling monopoly—the BBC. Plus, an interview with “The Wire”‘s creator David Simon
How to Make It As An Artist In New York 101
Marco Antonini stood in front of a tiny classroom at the Brooklyn art collective 3rd Ward on Monday night working a PowerPoint and explaining to a group of young artists how to make it in the New York art world.
