The most powerful man in publishing, unfiltered.

A profile of Suge Knight, 29 and the C.E.O. of Death Row Records, before the deaths of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G.

A profile of filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar during the 2004 Cannes International Film Festival.

A profile of Hole lead singer Courtney Love.

A profile of the director, written from the set of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

A profile of Sorkin, who wrote The Social Network. “I don’t feel like a nerd,” he says, “but I think I understand them.”

The contradiction-rich world of Maya Arulpragasam.