Show the Monster
A profile of director Guillermo del Toro.
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"I'm the Guy They Called Deep Throat"
Deep Throat, unmasked.
David Lynch Keeps His Head
A visit to the set of Lost Highway, minus an actual interview with the director.
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Bravo L’Artiste
A review of several books on Rupert Murdoch first criticizes the authors for not grasping the many sides of their subject, then offers a thesis of its own. He’s “not so much a man, or a cultural force, as a portrait of the modern world.”
How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?
A profile of Ernest Hemingway.
Welcome to the Far Eastern Conference
On former Knicks savior Stephon Marbury and his post-NBA life playing in China.
Who’s Afraid of Claire Messud?
A profile of the writer.
Jerry Football
A profile of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
Dwayne Johnson for President!
A profile of The Rock, the best friend you didn’t know you had.
Candy
A profile of Candy Barr—porn star pioneer, burlesque legend, Texas folk hero.
The Accidental Activist
Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, who left Pro-Choice activism for born-again Christianity and a strange life of financial opportunism, died this week.
The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit
Meeting Christopher Thomas Knight, a.k.a. the North Pond Hermit, who lived alone in the Maine woods for nearly 30 years.
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.
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.
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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.
The Comedian’s Comedian’s Comedian
A profile of Garry Shandling.
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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.
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.
Venus and Serena Against the World
The liberation of the Williams sisters.
