Condé Nast Portfolio, October 2008
Master Overbuilder
Luxury builder Toll Brothers is anxiously riding out the industry bust. C.E.O. Bob Toll talks about how things got so bad—and how to fix them. Read more
Features
The Mansion: A Subprime Parable
After moving his family into the grandest home in New Orleans, the author suffered a few housing crises of his own. Read more
Flight Risk
Three decades after airline deregulation, flying is more miserable than ever. Should the government step back in? Read more
Taking on the Times
The most recent shareholder assault on the New York Times originated in the Deep South. Meet the Harbert family of Alabama. Read more
The Baddest Boy in Silicon Valley
Halsey Minor made a mint in the '90s with CNET, his tech-news company. Now he's raking in millions with his investment firm—but he isn't making any friends. Read more
The Luckiest Roommates
Some assigned pairs do more than just get along. They start companies—like Microsoft. A survey of the dormmates who launched some of the biggest deals in business. View Slideshow
X Woman
When Anne Mulcahy took control of limping Xerox in 2000, the criticism was fierce. But the company's turnaround is in full bloom. She just needs to raise that lagging stock price. Read more
Who Shot Motorola?
Sales and share prices are sinking at the once-dominant cell-phone giant. The man who was ousted as C.E.O. shines a light on what went wrong at the company his family founded. Read more
Culture Inc
Leap of Faith
As the young dancer Daniel Ulbricht bounds onto its stage, the New York City Ballet hopes for a similar jump at the box office. Read more
Top Docs
A new season of Grey's Anatomy kicks off this month. Which onscreen doctor earns the most off the set? Read more
In Praise of Big Brother
Book Review: Intensive data tracking may improve our lives, but the long-term cost is difficult to fathom. Read more
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Columns
Health-Care Nation
Two watchdogs reveal how—and why—the media so often botches the campaign issue of health insurance. Read more
Reining in the Speculators
We shouldn't blame rapid-fire traders for the downturn. But we should tax them. Read more
The Train That Flies
The train that would rocket from Disneyland to Vegas. View Interactive Feature
The Audacity of Hype
Has Obama's ban on lobbyist donations really cut off the flow of cash from K Street? Read more
S.E.C. No Evil
Under Christopher Cox, the S.E.C. has cut back on enforcement. And that will make it tough to investigate the economic crisis. Read more
Book Leave
The C.E.O. who greenlighted The Da Vinci Code looks back. Read more
BRIEF
Talking to Chuck
Charles Schwab on why investing is wise in a bear market. Read more
The Doom Index, Revisited
Experts' economic predictions, a year ago and today. View Interactive Feature
Google Vision
The $1.65 billion YouTube gambit, two years later. Read more
Ticket Masters
When companies give their stars the best seats. Read more
The Unforgiven
The candidates' lingering debts. View Interactive Feature
Battle of the Books
A publishing rumble for McCain and Obama. Read more
Running on Empty
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on how to end our oil addiction. Read more
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