Cover Story

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

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

Aug 19

Ricky Gervais Is the Funniest Man Alive

By Jacques Hyzagi

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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