"Not Covered", by Jeffrey Toobin; "Lunch With M.", by John Colapinto; "Reds", by Evan Osnos; "Funny Food", by Calvin Trillin; "Aspic", by Judith Thurman; "Duck", by Heston Blumenthal; "Eggs", by Anthony Lane; "Rice", by Jhumpa Lahiri; and "Unheavenly Host", by Nancy Franklin.

"November 9th", by George Packer; "Defending the Arsenal", by Seymour M. Hersh; "Nightmare Scenario", by Margaret Talbot; "Perfect Paper", by Ian Parker; and "Death Calls", by David Denby.

"Biggus Buckus", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Out to Lunch", by Nick Paumgarten; "Priced to Go", by James Surowiecki; "Talk This Way", by Alec Wilkinson; "The Scavenger", by Dana Goodyear; "Flesh of Your Flesh", by Elizabeth Kolbert; and "Making Peace", by Anthony Lane.

"Chin Music", by Louis Menand; "The Oracle", by David Remnick; "The Things People Say", by Elizabeth Kolbert; "Robots that Care", by Jerome Groopman; and "Wild, Wild Wes", by Richard Brody.

"War and Politics", by Steve Coll; "The Predator War", by Jane Mayer; "Australia Burning", by Christine Kenneally; "Procedure in Plain Air", by Jonathan Lethem; and "Screwed", by Nancy Franklin.

"Nobel Surprise", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Exit through the Lobby", by James Surowiecki; "You've Got Mail", by Lizzie Widdicombe; "The Secret Keeper", by William Finnegan; "Offensive Play", by Malcolm Gladwell; and "Naughty Boys", by David Denby.

"The Fear Factor", by Michael Specter; "Test Drive", by Paul Goldberger; "Inconspicuous Consumption", by James Surowiecki; "Searching for Trouble", by Ken Auletta; "Call Me", by Tad Friend; and "Making Up", by Anthony Lane.

"Leading Causes", by Elizabeth Kolbert; "The Big Pin", by Lauren Collins; "Rational Irrationality", by John Cassidy; "Veiled Threat", by Anonymous; "Victory Lap", by George Sauders; and "Spousal Support", by Zev Borrow.

"Read All About It", by Adam Gopnik; "Blago Speaks. Again.", by David Remnick; "Stomping Grounds", by Michael Schulman; "Nader's Blueprint", by Raffi Khatchadourian; "Ratings Downgrade", by James Surowiecki; "A Life of its Own", by Michael Specter; "The It Bird", by Susan Orlean; and "Brooklyn Dodger", by Nancy Franklin

"Lies", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Head First", by Lauren Collins; "Who Knows Brooklyn?", by Ben McGrath; "Bench Press", by Jeffrey Toobin; "The Mask of Doom", by Ta-Nehisi Coates; "Attention, People of Earth", by Paul Simms; "Vermeer at the Met", by Peter Schjeldahl; and "Young Romantics", by David Denby