Shadow Boxing
Muhammad Ali fought 50 men. Only one disappeared.
Can Anybody Make a Movie for Women?
Nancy Meyers may be a singular figure in Hollywood — may, in fact, be the most powerful female writer-director-producer currently working (not that there’s much competition) — but that doesn’t appear to give the 60-year-old blonde a whole lot of social clout.
In Defense of Foxhole Atheists
It’s no secret that conservative Christians dominate the U.S. military, but when higher-ups start talking about conversion missions, it’s time to worry. The author meets a group of soldiers who aren’t having it.
Dear nobodies
A congressman writes to his constituents: “Thank God for gerrymandering”
Rags brought riches to Guess co-founder Georges Marciano, but now he faces ruin
Convinced that some employees stole from him, Marciano initiated lawsuits that backfired when a judge instead ordered him to pay the accused employees hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
How Toyota Lost Its Crown
Enemies of the Estate
The diminished but still fabulously wealthy and powerful British aristocracy has survived agricultural decline, estate taxes, and world war, often bolstered by strategic marriage. Will its ancient code and customs be finished off for good by divorce?
All That
Once when I was a little boy I received as a gift a toy cement mixer. It was made of wood except for its wheels—axles—which, as I remember, were thin metal rods. I’m ninety per cent sure it was a Christmas gift. I liked it the same way a boy that age likes toy dump trucks, ambulances, tractor-trailers, and whatnot. There are little boys who like trains and little boys who like vehicles—I liked the latter. (Fiction)
Big Bother
How a million surveillance cameras in London are proving George Orwell wrong.
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