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May 28, 2012
George Romney for President, 1968

When the governor of Michigan ran for the Republican nomination, in 1968, he tried to stand up against the more radical wing of his party. His defeat was swift, tragic, and, for his son, instructive.

May 28, 2012
Out for Blood

Will this be the worst mosquito summer ever? DEET never smelled so good.

May 28, 2012
A Life Worth Ending

The era of medical miracles has created a new phase of aging, as far from living as it is from dying. A son’s plea to let his mother go.

May 21, 2012
Château Sucker

Rare-wine collectors are savvy, competitive guys with a taste for impossible finds. The biggest hoax in history took place right under their noses.

May 21, 2012
The Comedian Comedians Were Afraid Of

Patrice O’Neal didn’t just want to be famous, he wanted to be as good as Richard Pryor. To hear his fellow comics tell it, he was—a brutal truth-teller who spared no one, starting with those closest to him.

May 14, 2012
Nice Knowing Him

Here, a selection of lesser‑known beneficiaries, some of whom worked harder for their windfalls than others.

May 14, 2012
Silicon Valley Is Allergic to Slicked-Back Hair

Lessons from Wall Street’s Facebook courtship.

May 14, 2012
The Zuckerbergs of Dobbs Ferry

The social network did not fall far from the tree.

May 14, 2012
A Badass in Shower Sandals

Six ways Zuckerberg unleashes his alpha geek.

May 14, 2012
The Maturation of the Billionaire Boy-Man

Incredibly, Mark Zuckerberg has grown up to become an ace CEO—one whose way of thinking might drive Wall Street nuts.

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