This week, we’re sharing stories from Matthew Shaer, John Woodrow Cox, Bethany McLean, Robin Wright, and David Sedaris.
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How Nan Talese Blazed Her Pioneering Path through the Publishing Boys’ Club
A fascinating profile of Nan Talese, a trail-blazer in publishing, and one-half of one of the most interesting, highly public marriages in history. The piece comes just as her husband, famously non-monogamous Thy Neighbor’s Wife author Gay Talese, prepares to write a book about their long, complicated, and very flexible union.
From ‘Clean’ Living to a Life on the Lam
At Vanity Fair, Allen Salkin examines the downfall of Pure Food & Wine proprietor Sarma Melngailis. It all seems to stem from her involvement with Anthony Strangis, an ex-gambler she met on Twitter and then married, and whose alleged “coercive control” may have led the vegan icon and Wharton graduate to destroy her business and […]
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
A Clarifying Dose of Reality (TV)
A try-out for American Idol put Valentina Valentini permanently off fame-seeking.
A Clarifying Dose of Reality (TV)
A try-out for American Idol put Valentina Valentini permanently off fame-seeking.
Meet ‘The Mooch,’ Your New White House Communications Director
The money manager who once trashed Trump now has a job in the White House.
The Changeling
Alexander Chee considers the ways in which answering the question, “What are you?” turned him into a writer.
Schrödinger’s Convict: Actually Innocent, Actually a Felon
An “Alford plea” gets an innocent man out of jail, but keeps him on the books as a convicted felon.

