Condé Nast Portfolio, August 2008
Angelo's Many "Friends"
Countrywide Financial didn't just make bad loans to bad customers, it peddled influence to Congress. Inside the scandal that rocked the Hill. Read more
FEATURES
The Last Media Tycoon
Katharine Weymouth, the Washington Post's new publisher, has a mission beyond saving the family empire: to prove that papers have a future. Read more
In for a Landing
While rivals merge, fold, and scramble, Herb Kelleher's Southwest Airlines is still making money. In our interview, he explains how he beats the big guys—and why cigarettes, in a pinch, are better than bourbon. Read more
Enemy of the State
When the Kremlin went after Russia's richest oil baron, New York-born lawyer Bob Amsterdam came to his defense. A glimpse into one of the biggest corporate-fraud trials in history. Read more
God Wants Me to Be Rich
The economy keeps drooping, but televangelist superstar Joel Osteen is filling arenas and selling millions of books with his message of prosperity. Read more
Cold Case
Was the creator of Cookie Puss murdered? An 18-year legal battle over the estate of ice cream magnate Tom Carvel has his family tangled up in a whodunit. Read more
Life of the Party
Hollywood's ultimate P.R. man, working the press for Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Paul Newman. When he died this year, he took his cell phone with him. Read more
CULTURE INC.
Mass Media
The Washington insiders featured in Kevin Costner's new political flick discuss their turns on the big screen. Read more
Courting Disaster
After leaving HBO under a cloud, Chris Albrecht and his new company are pushing the hybrid sport of slamball. Read more
Berry Cool
How açaí became the trendiest fruit north of the Amazon. Read more
Bubbles, Bubbles, Toils, and Troubles
Book Review: The first books on the housing crunch hit the shelves. Read more
The Culturati: August
What some leading business executives are doing this month. Read more
COLUMNS
Crude Reporting
If journalists aren't asking the right questions about prices at the pump, then who is? Read more
Wall Street's Sneak Attack
The secret tool that puts activist investors in control of public companies. Read more
Cybervisions
Looking for a new phone, camera, or laptop? We present the hottest gear of 2014. Read more
What's Project Runway Worth?
Maybe it's time for Harvey Weinstein to think about selling his hit show. Read more
Gold-Medal Schmoozer
Meet the man who's putting the big shots in the plushest suites and seats in Beijing. Read more
Medal Exchange
When does Ethiopia ever get the chance to humiliate the U.S.? Hint: It may happen again this month. View Interactive Feature
Kitchen Confidential
Martha Stewart's C.E.O. on life after Omnimedia. Read more
BRIEF
The Mansion Family
Homebuilder Bob Toll on when to buy a house and why the market will recover. Read more
How to Spend $2.9 Billion
What the money spent on New York's G.M. Building might have bought. View Graphic
End of an Industry
How will the anti-Hillary entrepreneurs sell their DVDs and nutcrackers? Read more
"Hold My Calls—For 18 Weeks"
Some C.E.O.'s get more than the average number of vacation days. Read more
Also In This Issue
Commentary: Hillary Was Right
All Americans should be required to have health insurance. Read more
Contributors
The writers and photographers whose work appears in the August 2008 issue. Read more
Real Business, Real Results
Did anyone at Microsoft ever watch the (gasp!) offensively funny show Family Guy?
Ex-Morgan Stanley exec Zoe Cruz is now heading her own hedge fund. Are Wall Street's leaders done?
Martha, Bernie and Skilling know that what you wear for court can go a long way in public perception.
spotlight on
Health Care
Bad to the Bone No More
Companies such as General Mills say they're stepping up efforts to change employees' bad
behavior and promote healthier lifestyles.
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