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A profile of Arnold Schwarzenegger written during his first year in office as Governor of California:
"You know, the thing I love about Mexican women is how furry their pussies are."
A profile of Arnold Schwarzenegger written during his first year in office as Governor of California:
"You know, the thing I love about Mexican women is how furry their pussies are."
Connie Bruck New Yorker Jun 2004 1h5min Permalink
A profile of Felipe Lopez, high school phenom.
Susan Orlean New Yorker Mar 1993 40min Permalink
A profile of Hole lead singer Courtney Love.
Lynn Hirschberg Vanity Fair Sep 1992 Permalink
A profile of Maine’s two U.S. senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.
Martha Sherrill Washington Post May 2011 25min Permalink
A profile of Werner Herzog.
Chris Heath GQ May 2011 15min Permalink
The rise, fall and stubborn survival of a teenage Internet celebrity who discovered that the real world can be a very scary place.
Sabrina Rubin Erdely Rolling Stone Apr 2011 25min Permalink
On what you do when you can do whatever what you want.
Chris Jones Esquire May 2011 10min Permalink
A review/interview/profile:
Let's settle on the bald facts: Eminem has secured his place in the rap pantheon.
Zadie Smith Vibe Jan 2005 Permalink
On a neuroscientist’s personal mission to solve the mystery of how the brain processes time.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Apr 2011 40min Permalink
A profile of the famed photographer.
Charlie LeDuff Vanity Fair Apr 2008 25min Permalink
A profile of Carmelo Anthony, newly anointed savior of the New York Knicks.
Will Leitch New York Apr 2011 10min Permalink
On Ray Dalio, who built the world’s biggest hedge fund by running it like a cult.
Kevin Roose New York Apr 2011 10min Permalink
On billionaire financier Lynn Tilton and her quest to become a public figure.
Jessica Pressler New York Apr 2011 25min Permalink
Benjamin Wallace GQ 50min Permalink
A profile of the “lawyer-turned-journalist-turned-talk-show-host-turned-journalist.”
Sridhar Pappu The Atlantic Jun 2005 30min Permalink
On David Milch; Yale fraternity brother of George W. Bush, literature professor, longtime junkie, creator of NYPD Blue, Deadwood (which was in production when this profile was written), and the forthcoming racetrack-set HBO series Luck.
Mark Singer New Yorker Feb 2005 40min Permalink
A profile of a pre-30 Rock Tina Fey.
Virginia Heffernan New Yorker Nov 2003 20min Permalink
A profile of computational biologist Eric Schadt, the guy who’s figuring out what comes next after the Human Genome Project.
A profile of Zack Snyder, director of Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead, and the upcoming Superman series.
Alex Pappademas New York Times Magazine Mar 2011 10min Permalink
A profile of Alex Jones, who draws a bigger online audience than Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh combined.
Alexander Zaitchik Rolling Stone Mar 2011 15min Permalink
A profile of the (now former) director of the House of Dior, John Galliano.
Michael Specter New Yorker Sep 2003 30min Permalink
The man who brought together heat, yoga, monthly fees to use his methods, and raw sexuality, on allegations that he has slept with scores of his followers: “Only when they give me no choice! If they say to me, ‘Boss, you must fuck me or I will kill myself,’ then I do it! Think if I don’t! The karma!”
Clancy Martin GQ Feb 2011 Permalink
A profile of Heather Armstrong, a mom in Salt Lake City who has more than 1.5 million Twitter followers and a personal blog generating $30,000-$50,000 monthly.
Lisa Belkin New York Times Magazine Feb 2011 Permalink
A profile of Vova Galchenko, teenage juggling virtuoso and early viral star.
Jason Fagone Play Jun 2008 Permalink
Cathie Black, former magazine executive, currently Bloomberg’s hand-picked Chancellor of New York City schools
Chris Smith New York Feb 2011 25min Permalink