Wayne B. Wheeler: The Man Who Turned Off the Taps
Prohibition couldn’t have happened without Wheeler, who foisted temperance on a thirsty nation 90 years ago
A Man Who Could Be Me
In this exclusive excerpt from The Council of Dads, Bruce Feiler, having just been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, asks a dear friend to be a father to his young twin daughters. Plus: Read how Bruce Feiler formed The Council of Dads.
Babies Suck: The Twisted History of Pacifiers
The study that launched a thousand parenting nightmares. They’ve been blamed for everything from masturbation to drug abuse. No wonder I can’t bear to let my son use one
Weird Science
Testimony from forensic experts can be the most persuasive evidence presented at trial, but often juries don’t realize that the analysis of hair, fire, and even fingerprints may not be so scientific.
The Patron Saint (and Scourge) of Lost Schools
[Not single-page] Eva Moskowitz, the controversial leader of the fastest-growing charter network in the city, wants to save New York public education by, in a sense, destroying it.
The Pin Kings
Five young Massachusetts guys want to reignite competitive candlepin bowling. Can they pull it off?
Henry Luce, the Editor in Chief
The life of Henry Luce, creator of Time and Life, who used his magazines to push political favorites and promote U.S. intervention in the world.
The Revolution Will Be Commercialized
[Not single-page] Sarah Palin is already president of right-wing America — and it’s a position with a very big salary.
I Am Sorry to Inform You
In 2008 Joyce Carol Oates lost the husband—Raymond Smith—to whom she’d been married for 48 years. Her recollections of those harrowing early days of widowhood provide a glimpse of Oates as a teacher of writers and as caretaker of the literary magazine she and her husband kept in print for so long.
The Stones and the True Story of Exile on Main St.
It’s nearly 40 years since the Rolling Stones fled to the French Riviera and recorded their masterpiece, “Exile on Main St.” On the eve of its relaunch, Sean O’Hagan marvels that the album was made at all…
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