Posts under ‘Profiles’

Man of Extremes
James Cameron and “Avatar.”
by Dana Goodyear
This is a great issue overall and, if you have the time, I recommend also reading Chinese Barbizon: A factory town’s “art village.” by Peter Hessler and the simply fantastic “Procedure in Plain Air” by Jonathan Lethem.

Brain Games
The Marco Polo of neuroscience.
by John Colapinto

Ladies’ Man
Alber Elbaz and the Lanvin aesthetic.
by Ariel Levy

The Bright Side
Thomas Friedman’s green dream. 
by Ian Parker

The Oracle
The many lives of Arianna Huffington.
by Lauren Collins

Why Me?
Alec Baldwin’s displeasure principle.
by Ian Parker

The Olympian
The pianist Lang Lang takes Beijing.
by David Remnick