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.

Published: Apr 25, 2010
Length: 19 minutes (4,843 words)

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.

Published: Apr 25, 2010
Length: 24 minutes (6,139 words)

Tweet Tweet Boom Boom

[Not single-page] A new generation of tech entrepreneurs in the city is trying to overthrow old media and build a better New York–with the help of their iPhones. Are they dreaming? Definitely. But in a good way.

Published: Apr 18, 2010
Length: 23 minutes (5,853 words)

Clash of the Bearded Ones

[Not single-page] Hipsters, Hasids, and the Williamsburg street.

Published: Apr 11, 2010
Length: 16 minutes (4,065 words)

Rachel Uchitel Is Not a Madam

[Not single-page] And the bottle girls who work at clubs are not prostitutes. As Tiger Woods’s very public escapades through the 21st-century courtesan economy suggest, it’s all much more complicated than that.

Published: Apr 4, 2010
Length: 48 minutes (12,208 words)

Betraying Salinger

[Not single-page] I scored the publishing coup of the decade: his final book. And then I blew it.

Published: Apr 4, 2010
Length: 10 minutes (2,503 words)

Growing Up Gaga

[Not single-page] The self-invented, manufactured, accidental, totally on-purpose New York creation of the world’s biggest pop star.

Published: Mar 28, 2010
Length: 28 minutes (7,095 words)

My First New York

In a cover feature last spring, New York Magazine invited 30 notable New Yorkers to share their memories (mostly fond, some harrowing) of arriving to town. Next week, Ecco/HarperCollins will publish “My First New York,” a greatly expanded collection. Here, from the book, are a few new entries—the early adventures of three writers — plus an actress, an editor, and a famous former call girl — in the big city.

Published: Mar 21, 2010
Length: 20 minutes (5,031 words)

The Raging Septuagenarian

Taking on the Times, Google, and, in a sense, his own children, Rupert Murdoch is not going gently into the night.

Published: Feb 28, 2010
Length: 28 minutes (7,150 words)

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.

Published: Feb 14, 2010
Length: 14 minutes (3,560 words)