Issue of July 6 & 13, 2009

Track School
“Pelham 1 2 3” stars work the rails.
by Lauren Collins

The Contrarian
Sheila Bair’s regulatory zeal.
by Ryan Lizza

The Kill Company
Behind a war crime in Iraq.
by Raffi Khatchadourian

Audio: Khatchadourian on Operation Iron Triangle.

Nora Knows What to Do
Nora Ephron’s charmed life.
by Ariel Levy

Chris Anderson’s “Free.”
by Malcolm Gladwell

Rhythms of the city.
by Alex Ross

Video: Notes and footage from the citywide jamboree.

“Hung.”
by Nancy Franklin

Issue of June 29, 2009

The Faun
Mysterious film footage of Vaslav Nijinsky.
by Joan Acocella

Greatest of Ease
Trapeze lessons with Evan Rachel Wood.
by Nick Paumgarten

The Age of Innocence
Newly found letters of Edith Wharton.
by Rebecca Mead

Slide Show: Wharton’s early correspondence.

A brood of parenting memoirs.
by Jill Lepore

Audio: Lepore on the invention of parenthood.

Judith Leyster’s brief career.
by Peter Schjeldahl

Audio Slide Show: Peter Schjeldahl discusses the painter Judith Leyster.

“The Hurt Locker,” “Food, Inc.”
by David Denby