Condé Nast Portfolio, February 2008
Fat Profits
A fast-food chain says to hell with the nutrition police, pushing gluttony to new extremes, and changing attitudes toward eating. Read more
Features
The Marriage From Hell
Three years ago, the hedge fund that owns Kmart bought Sears. Now it has two flailing retailers. How the fiasco ruined dealmaking for everyone. Read more
The Pirates Can't Be Stopped
A high-school student with an old computer hacks into the service that Hollywood hired to halt file sharing. Why is the industry so vulnerable? Read more
The Revolution (May Take a While)
Former AOL chief Steve Case on his attempt to resurrect himself as a health-care exec, and why Facebook isn't going to be the next AOL. Read more
Rogue on the Run
In 1973, an infamous embezzler fled the U.S. in a sauna-equipped jet. Where in the world is Robert Vesco? An excerpt from a new book goes in search of the original fugitive financier. Read more
Bringing Business to Its Knees
Everybody who wants to be anybody in Iran—business leaders, intellectuals, and politicians—attends weekly prayers in Tehran. Read more
Is Bruce Wasserstein Finally Right?
While the big banks stumbled, has-been Lazard managed to climb back on top. So why does its C.E.O. still have a chip on his shoulder? Read more
All Sewn Up
How a publicist shifted fashion's flashbulbs from war-torn Paris to New York's Seventh Avenue. Read more
Nascar's Race Problem
The car-racing league is looking for its own Tiger Woods. Whether fans (or sponsors) want one is another question. Read more
CULTURE INC.
The Other Middle East Talks
As the market finds that it has a taste for Middle Eastern artwork, Dubai is quickly emerging as a mecca for auction houses and galleries. Read more
The Third Way
Jon and Peter Shapiro hope their innovative U2 concert film will secure a future for a new movie format: digital 3-D. Read more
Let Them Eat Cake
Looking at the estate tax through the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. MacArthur. Read more
Columns
The Next President, Revealed
Economic formulas are proving better predictors of election results than opinion polls. What the numbers tell us this year. Read more
Requiem for a Friend
In the wake of a very personal murder case, the Supreme Court's review of a law that bans handguns in Washington, D.C., leaves this resident feeling conflicted. Read more
The Britney Economy
With Britney Spears' career reduced to tabloid trash, what is her brand worth to the multitudes who make money off of her? Read more
Lost in Space
With its glory days of Apollo overshadowed by space-shuttle tragedies, NASA now has a new mandate: Get to Mars. And that mission is keeping its budget astronomical. View Interactive Feature
When Harry Met Vegas
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has cultivated a clean, green record in dusty Nevada. But scientists and farmers say the water pipeline he's pushing may dry up the region and sink the state's economy. Read more
Brief
The Atomic Catalog
Choosing the nuclear reactor that's best for your needs. Read more
The Power Zip Code
How capitalists in Manhattan divide their political donations (and bets). View Slideshow
Gadget With a View
Your next phone might be see-through. Read more
Suite Deals
What does an ousted C.E.O. really need? Office space. Read more
IN PLAY
Chief Executive Vintners
C.E.O.'s who find a great wine aren't always content to order it by the case. Some just buy the winery. Read more
Shake Well During Use
Two vibration machines for home gyms. Read more
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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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