Hollywood’s Information Man
As editor-in-chief of Variety, Peter Bart was one of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry. This piece got him suspended.
Profile
The Ghost
A profile of Hank Williams III.
The Daredevil of the Auction World
A profile of 36-year-old curator Loïc Gouzer, who has made millions for Christie’s.
Man on the Street
A profile of photographer Bill Cunningham.
The Mystifying Triumph of Hope Hicks, Donald Trump’s Right-Hand Woman
How a 27-year-old went from PR underling to gatekeeper.
I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes
A profile of Roseanne Barr and her multiple personalities.
Covering the Cops
A profile of Edna Buchanan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter for the Miami Herald during its heyday.
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David Gergen, Master of the Game
A profile of the man who helped invent the modern art of presidential spin and came to embody the blurry line between journalist and government official.
La Matadora Revisa Su Maquillaje (The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup)
A profile of a 25-year-old Spanish sensation.
The Comedian’s Comedian’s Comedian
A profile of Garry Shandling.
Collections Business Sex Travel
The Longform Guide to Rich Kids
Paris Hilton, Princeton phonies, and the prince who blew through billions—a collection of articles on young money.
Justin Bieber Would Like to Reintroduce Himself
A conversation about God, anxiety, and the monkey.
Pee-wee's Big Comeback
A profile of Paul Reubens and his subversive alter ego.
Secrets of Magus
A 1993 profile of Ricky Jay, one of the world’s great sleight-of-hand conjurers, historian of unusual entertainments and confidence scams, and bibliomaniac; who rarely performs and never for children.
The Polaroids of the Cowboy Poet
Chris Earnshaw began taking photographs of Washington, D.C. more than 40 years ago. By the time he paid a visit to a museum to tout his work, he had in his possession—in plastic bags and filing drawers—3,000 Polaroids of a city long gone.
The Last American Man
At age 17, Eustace Conway moved into the North Carolina woods. He hasn’t compromised since.
Venus and Serena Against the World
The liberation of the Williams sisters.
Blow Hard
Scott Storch, a producer who earned six figures for beats he made in less than an hour, was worth an estimated $70 million. Then he blew it all in a bizarre cocaine binge.
Alanis in Chains
Alanis Morissette, before the making of Jagged Little Pill.
How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?
A profile of Ernest Hemingway.
Relentless
The sheriff of Putnam County, Georgia, finally meets a case he can’t solve.
The Troubled, Tormented, Surprisingly Lucky Life of Michael Graham
What happened to one of the most hated basketball players in NCAA history after playing a single season at Georgetown.
The Next Next Level
An ode to Juiceboxxx, a 27-year-old rapper from Milwaukee no one’s ever heard of.
And He Shall Lead Them
Lester Cotton’s transformation from reluctant football player to top Alabama recruit, and the hopes and dreams of a neighborhood that ride on his shoulders.
The Company Man
The rise and fall of former McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson.
