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John Colapinto

John Colapinto is a former staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of “ Undone.”

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5 picks · 2007–2012

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Check, Please
annals of gastronomy ·

The challenge of creating a world-class restaurant—and turning a profit.

Brain Games
profiles ·

The Marco Polo of neuroscience.

Secrets of the Deep
a reporter at large ·

John Colapinto on a dispute over a colonial-era shipwreck that may hold the largest treasure ever recovered from the sea.

The Interpreter
a reporter at large ·

Has a remote Amazonian tribe upended our understanding of language?

In the Now
profiles ·

Since Karl Lagerfeld took over Chanel, it has become one of the most profitable luxury brands in the world. John Colapinto explores Lagerfeld’s fashion empire.