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MICHAEL LEWIS ON THE MAN WHO SANK THE WORLD'S ECONOMY

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TODDS. PURDUM on

PALIN

The Lies, the Meltdowns,

Moose-Size Ambition!P.92

"All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why." - James THURBER

HOT, YOUNG FILM STARS

Salute the Look of Seven Depression-Era Movie Classics

ANNALS of ARROGANCE

HARVARD’S

Big, Dumb Financial Train Wreck

By NINA MUNK P.106

Plus

POLITICO:

By MICHAEL WOLFF P.74

The Web Site That’s Killing Newspapers

CULTURAL SNOBBERY

in the Digital Age

By JAMES WOLCOTT P.68

And TONY BENNETT on FRANK SINATRA,

THE UNTOLD STORY

of His Breakup with Michelle Williams,

His Emotional Struggles,

His Death, and the Mad Scramble to Complete His Last Film

HEAT LEDGER’S

FINAL DAYS

By PETER BISKIND P. 82

No. 588

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