Hating Coach K
For the author, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski had inspired odium, disgust, and vitriol for as long as he could remember. Then he got to meet the bastard.
Hood
Last November, when Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan murdered thirteen people at Fort Hood, Texas, the country watched, riveted and scared. But to the people of this small American city, war is nothing new.
‘Who’s Gonna Get Me a Beer?’ An interview with Lee Marvin
MALIBU, 1970 — The door flew open from inside, revealing Lee Marvin in a torrid embrace, bent over Michelle Triola, a fond hand on her rump. “Love!” he said. “It’s all love in this house. Nothing but love. All you need is love . . .”
Roger Ebert: The Essential Man
It has been nearly four years since Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw and his ability to speak. Now television’s most famous movie critic is rarely seen and never heard, but his words have never stopped.
Tim Pawlenty: The Esquire Interview
The Minnesota governor, whom many expect to run for president in 2012, on bailouts, health care, whether Obama is a socialist, and where Republicans go from here
Nancy Pelosi Doesn’t Care if You Like Her
Everybody’s got something to say about the most powerful woman in the world. Right, Left, smart, stupid — they all paint her their own way, to their own advantage. But she just wants to win.
This Is What Happens to You on Steroids
Steroids make you big and strong and throw a ball like Roger Clemens. Do you know what else happens? A firsthand account from a man who will never do it again.
The First 3,650 Days
As we move into the next era of American history, let’s take a moment to look back ten years and see how we got ourselves here — and discover the biggest thing we learned about ourselves
How I Convinced a Death-Row Murderer Not to Die
Eight years ago, Christian Longo murdered his wife and three children. On the lam, he assumed the identity of the author, a man he’d never met. Now their long, twisted relationship culminates in a final, chilling bargain.
Where to Find the Salvation of Tiger Woods
For one suddenly tortured cynic, at least, it’s close to home. Because if there’s not a geek playing a hound playing a perfect man in your family, the one being wrung out by the tabloids has still laid bare a new power for men who cheat: the power of the truth