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Featured Articles
The Beach Boy
Author: Ian Whitcomb
How Southern California capitalism and one mysterious loner met, courted, married, and gave birth to our modern surfing culture
Glove Story
Author: Frederic D. O'Brien
BASEBALL WAS PLAYED FOR THIRTY YEARS BEFORE ANYONE THOUGHT ABOUT FINDING A WAY TO PROTECT PLAYERS’ FINGERS
How America Met The Mob
Author: Jack Kelly
Organized crime? Mafia? A lot of people, including J. Edgar Hoover, said it was mere folklore—until one day in 1957 an alert New York state trooper set up a roadblock in a small town. What followed was low comedy with high consequences.
The Perils Of Immortality
Author: Ellen Feldman
For centuries the Newport rich have been commissioning portraits of themselves—and sometimes getting a surprise when they see the results
The Conventional Wisdom: Why It’s Wrong
Author: Terry Golway
When the two parties gather to select their candidates, the proceedings will be empty glitz, with none of the import of old-time conventions. Or will they?