How Vanity Fair’s Dominick Dunne Relentlessly Pursued the O.J. Simpson Story
Despite being a little self-congratulatory (it is, after all, a story in Vanity Fair about articles written for Vanity Fair), Hogan’s piece offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes view of Dominick Dunne’s legendary coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial. Dunne was one of two journalists with a guaranteed seat at the proceedings, and as Jeffrey Toobin said, “Lance Ito might have been the judge, but Dominick was the mayor of the courtroom.” A complete archive of Dunne’s coverage of the trial can be found here.
We Belong Together
How Randy Newman and his family have shaped movie music for generations.
The Billionaire Battle in the Bahamas
A years-long quarrel among two billionaire neighbors with homes in the Bahamas.
The Secret History of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’
“How is it that this novel could be sexy, entertaining, experimental, politically radical, and wildly popular all at once? Its success was no sure thing, and the story of how it came about is a crucial and little-known chapter in the literary history of the last half-century.” Paul Elie on the life and work of Gabriel García Márquez.
Inside Stanford Business School’s Spiraling Sex Scandal
How a love triangle involving a dean and two married professors blew up at Stanford’s prestigious business school.
The VidCon Revolution Isn’t Coming. It’s Here.
Kids these days: Lawson goes to Anaheim, California to attend Vidcon, an “annual meetup of digital video creators, fans, and profiteers,” to understand the growing market for young online content creators and the 16- to 22-year-old fans who love them.
Inside the Family Battle for the Newman’s Own Brand Name
The feud over Paul Newman’s food empire and charitable foundation.
How Ford Models Changed the Face of Beauty
The story of Eileen and Jerry Ford, the two young newlyweds who launched Ford Models in post–World War II Manhattan.
A Rare, Personal Look at Oliver Sacks’s Early Career
Lawrence Weschler, a close friend of Oliver Sacks, looks back on the life of the best-selling author and neurologist in the early ’80s.
The Tragic Love Story Behind America’s First Ebola Victim
Louise Troh, the longtime love of Thomas Eric Duncan, recalls their relationship and the day Duncan arrived in Dallas from Liberia. Duncan was the first person to die from Ebola in America.