“The first time I was ever published in a book was 1997. It was because I found Roger Ebert’s email and asked him a question.”

A profile of Jeremy Lin.

The director on Obama, the state of black cinema, the Knicks, the Nets, the tragedy of public education in America, gentrified New York and why he lives on the Upper East Side.

An attempt to sort out whether Vick is truly a changed man or simply a very gifted football player who was bound to be forgiven.

A profile of Carmelo Anthony, newly anointed savior of the New York Knicks.

The latest frontier of statistical research in baseball—and the newest front in the Yanks/Red Sox arms race—is defense. And it’s yielding some surprising insights about who is actually worth his salary.