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.
Whatever Happened to the Top 15 Web Properties of April, 1999?
Olive Kitteridge
Spitzer in Exile
When your résumé says ‘disgraced ex-governor,’ what do you do next?
Paula Froelich’s Mercurial World: ‘Society Is Pretty Much Dead,’ Says Sassy Page Six Vet
Nudge-ocracy
Barack Obama’s new theory of the state.
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.
Joe Biden’s Problem with Music
A different perspective on the RIAA’s takeover of the Department of Justice
Tropical Depression in Cuba
August in Havana is a mounting wave of heat—so consuming, the sun so piercing, it can warp your sense of reason. Tempt you to surrender. Make you flirt with insanity. The pained faces around you are covered in grimy sweat, a haze of resignation in the eyes. Here or there a woman fans herself, perhaps with some ladylike, store-bought thing, but more often with a stray scrap of cardboard. Inside, heat radiates from every surface, the temperature rising as the torridity soaks deeper into the concrete walls. Outside is worse. Few dare venture into the scorching light.
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