Editor’s Pick
Was Madoff ‘Victim’ and Best Friend an Accomplice?
New evidence suggests Bernie had powerful accomplices in his scheme—philanthropist Norman Levy and a second accountant. Lucinda Franks reports on the international investigation.
Joe Biden’s Problem with Music
A different perspective on the RIAA’s takeover of the Department of Justice
J.J. Abrams on the Magic of Mystery
This essay ends with cheating. Specifically, my friend Greg and I, after playing a particular videogame for 11 hours straight, are stuck. We call a fellow gamer to learn what moves we need to make to get to the next level. With the new information in hand, we finally complete the game.
Helen Gurley Brown: The Original Carrie Bradshaw
Helen Gurley Brown, the author of “Sex and the Single Girl” (1962) and for three decades the editor of Cosmopolitan, was born in Green Forest, Ark., a tiny town in the Ozark Mountains. Her father died when she was 10; her sister had polio; her family was “hillbilly,” she wrote, and poor. Once she got […]
Neil Gaiman Writes a Final ‘Love Letter to Batman’
“The joy of this Batman story is that there were 70 years of Batman and I wanted to try and talk about all of it. “
