Issue of May 27, 2013

The Talk of the Town

L.A. Postcard

Bad Character
by Dana Goodyear

A Spider-Man mystery in California.
The Media

A Word from Our Sponsor
by Jane Mayer

David Koch and public television.
A Reporter at Large

Change the World
by George Packer

Silicon Valley gets political.
Our Local Correspondents

Crowded House
by Tad Friend

The apartment of everyone’s dreams.

The Critics

Books

What the Hell
by Joan Acocella

Dante translations and Dan Brown.
The Current Cinema

Couples
by David Denby

“Before Midnight,” “What Maisie Knew.”