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  1. Review

    The astroturf Cassandra

    May 15, 2012 06:50 AM

    Long before Facebook or Foursquare, men like the late management consultant Martin Jay Levitt were connoisseurs of social networks. At the beginning of each new gig Levitt would have a client’s human resources director create detailed diagrams mapping the... Continue reading

  2. Cover Story

    Look at Me!

    May 18, 2010 08:00 AM

    When I was nineteen and chose to accept the creeping suspicion that I would turn out to be a writer and, by extension, chronically deficient of funds, I made the fiscally prudent decision to drop out of school. I... Continue reading

  3. Feature

    Waiting for CNBC

    May 24, 2009 08:00 AM

    “But eight point one percent. . . . Uh, that’s what you said, right, Zandi?” “I said eight. I said eight. Eight point one is worse than I expected.” “I mean, this is bad, right?” “There’s nothing redeeming about it. . . . There’s nothing good about it. . . . I... Continue reading

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