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Dec 2

The Nature of Nurture: Honoring the Mentors Who Changed Our Lives

Mentors give the best advice not only because they are usually wiser, but because you’re more receptive to it. Acceptance requires deference, which can be hard to summon when you feel competitive, as you invariably do with a parent.
By David Margolick
Illustration by Paul Kisselev.
Nov 18

The Rich List 2015

It is the best of times, it is the worst of times for the super-rich.
By Ben Widdicombe
Nov 3

Just Who Is Sidney Blumenthal, the Clintons’ Closest Advisor?

Faulting the Benghazi committee for scrutinizing Mr. Blumenthal is like saying the Warren Commission was preoccupied with Lee Harvey Oswald.
By Ken Silverstein
Oct 20

A Sarah of Substance: Silverman Turns Serious as Suburban Addict in ‘I Smile Back’

By Drew Grant
Sep 22

Forget the Party Boy: Derek Blasberg Has a New Business Model

By Caroline Tell
Sep 1

This Is What Cops Really Think About Bill de Blasio

By Paul Bacon
Ricky Gervais
Aug 19

Ricky Gervais Is the Funniest Man Alive

By Jacques Hyzagi
Steve Buscemi for New York Observer
Aug 11

Mr. Think: Steve Buscemi on Self-Acceptance, Sibling Rivalry and His Heady Talk Show

By David Wallis
Aug 4

An Accomplished Writer Takes a ‘MasterClass’ From a Gargantuan Selling Writer

By Joyce Maynard
Jul 21

Naked in New York: Why More of Us Are Taking It All Off

By Abby Ellin

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