Trial by Fire
Did Texas execute an innocent man?
The Rubber Room
The battle over New York City’s worst teachers.
The Untouchable
Can a good mayor amass too much power?
Max at Sea
Max knew that a bunk bed was the perfect structure to use when building an indoor fort. First of all, bunk beds have a roof, and a roof is essential if you’re going to have an observation tower. And you need an observation tower if you’re going to spot invading armies before they breach your walls and overtake your kingdom. Anyone without a bunk bed would have a much harder time maintaining a security perimeter, and if you can’t do that you don’t stand a chance. (Fiction)
Secrets of Magus
Deborah Baron, a screenwriter in Los Angeles, where Ricky Jay lives, once invited him to a New Year’s Eve dinner party at her home. About a dozen other people attended. Well past midnight, everyone gathered around a coffee table as Jay, at Baron’s request, did closeup card magic. When he had performed several dazzling illusions and seemed ready to retire, a guest named Mort said, “Come on, Ricky. Why don’t you do something truly amazing?” Baron recalls that at that moment “the look in Ricky’s eyes was, like, ‘Mort—you have just fucked with the wrong person.’ ”
Wilder Women
The mother and daughter behind the Little House stories.
The Courthouse Ring
Atticus Finch and the limits of Southern liberalism.
A New Page
Can the Kindle really improve on the book?
Cocksure
Banks, battles, and the psychology of overconfidence.
Enter Laughing
Senator Franken’s long journey.