13 Ways of Looking at Liz Lemon
Thoughts on an emerging brand of feminism and the ridiculousness of claiming that Tina Fey is unattractive.
The Quaid Conspiracy
Randy Quaid and his wife Evi have fled to Canada and are living in their car. They are seeking asylum from the menace of the “Hollywood Star Whackers.”
Teen Mathletes Do Battle at Algorithm Olympics
Inside the world of competitive coding.
Who Was Gareth Williams?
Autopsy of a spy.
A Crime of Shadows
The cop says she nabbed an online sexual predator. He says he was just willing to chat whatever it took to get laid in real life. Their story, from both perspectives.
The Dirtiest Cop Alive
A profile of Rafael Pérez, an infamously corrupt LAPD officer and the inspiration behind the Vic Mackey character on The Shield.
Google and Money!
Where the actual online money is centralized, and where Google will have to go to continue chasing it.
Bingo in the Blood
The addictive lure of Brooklyn’s last bingo parlors.
Angry Middle-Aged Man
A profile of Larry David, with a focus on his years as a struggling stand-up. “I was hoping that somehow I could get some kind of cult following and get by with that.”
The Men Who Stole the World
What happened to the minds behind Napster, Gnutella, WinAmp, and BitTorrent after their creations irrevocably changed business and culture.
How I Became a Con Artist
A lifetime worth of little scams adds up.
An Interview With WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
The unedited transcript of an interview with Julian Assange for the cover story of Forbes’ December issue. His next target? A major U.S. bank.
Inside the Wild, Wacky, Profitable World of Boing Boing
Its editors still live in different cities, still work different careers, and still treat Boing Boing as a (lucrative) hobby.
Can Rem Koolhaas Kill the Skyscraper?
A globe-trotting, pre-CCTV profile of architect Rem Koolhaas.
A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web
DecorMyEyes is a online eyewear store with an unusual business plan; the owner harasses and intimidates customers who complain in order to get negative reviews posted across the web, in turn making his website more visible to Google searchers.
The Wronged Man
“Twenty-two years after being sent to prison for an unspeakable crime he did not commit, Calvin Willis walked out a free man, the 138th American exonerated by DNA evidence. He has won his freedom, yes, but how does a falsely accused man reclaim his life?”
Last Stand in Kandahar
The apparatus of counterinsurgency and occupation has funneled billions of dollars into Afghanistan, and much of it has ended up in the hands of insurgents. For those who have profited—be it through aid, extortion, corruption or legitimate business—there is very little incentive to bring the conflict to an end.
Leaked Cables Uncloak U.S. Diplomacy
The latest WikiLeaks unveiling has exposed more than 250,000 sensitive messages from American diplomats. Among the revelations: the plan for a unified Korea, the Chinese government’s hacking strategy, and negotiations with countries for housing Gitmo detainees.
On the Death Sentence
In 1976, newly appointed Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens voted to reinstate capital punishment in the United States. Thirty years later, he argued that it’s unconstitutional. Here, he explains why he changed his mind.
Republic or Empire
Scenario-based forecasts on the future of America, in the style of the C.I.A’s National Intelligence Estimate.
The Professor of Micropopularity
A profile of Focus Features CEO James Schamus.
MFA vs. NYC
On America’s two literary fiction cultures and why one will endure.
The Justin Bieber of Bullfighting
Michelito Lagrevere is a 12-year-old Mexican matador sensation.
The Real Syl
A profile of Chicago soul great Syl Johnson.
Gandhi's Invisible Hands
The team of assistants that made Gandhi.
