The Spades’ New Bag
[Not single-page] Kate and Andy no longer own the brands that bear their name — which makes them very happy, actually. He, however, seems to have his hand in just about everything else.
A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention
Even if some combination of targeted drugs could put melanoma into a long hibernation — and that was still not clear, he knew — it might take a cocktail of five or more such drugs to treat any given case. And it can take 10 years for even one drug to reach the market.
The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free
Brutal Attraction: The Making of Raging Bull
Raging Bull began as Robert De Niro’s obsession, but the only man he believed could film it, Martin Scorsese, wasn’t interested—until the director’s near-fatal collapse gave him a visceral connection with the story of troubled boxing champion Jake La Motta.
A Roller Coaster Chase for a Cure
At what may be a watershed moment in understanding genetic changes that cause cancer, a small band of doctors is doggedly testing a drug known as PLX4032.
Ten rules for writing fiction
Get an accountant, abstain from sex and similes, cut, rewrite, then cut and rewrite again – if all else fails, pray. Inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing, we asked authors for their personal dos and don’ts
The Deflationist
In his columns, Paul Krugman is belligerently, obsessively political, but this aspect of his personality is actually a recent development. His parents were New Deal liberals, but they weren’t especially interested in politics. In his academic work, Krugman focussed mostly on subjects with little political salience. During the eighties, he thought that supply-side economics was stupid, but he didn’t think that much about it.
Despite Signs of Recovery, Chronic Joblessness Rises
The social safety net was built for short-term gaps between jobs, but work may be scarce for years, not months
How the GOP Sees It
What Republicans would do if given carte blanche to run the country.
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