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The Story of American Idols
Looking for some dynastic drama while awaiting season four of Succession? We’ve got just the thing with Growing Up GettyIn Growing Up Getty: The Story of America’s Most Unconventional Dynasty, author James Reginato offers an enthralling and comprehensive look into the contemporary state of one of the wealthiest—and most misunderstood—family dynasties in the world. Now spread across four continents, a new generation of eccentric and ... More -
Capturing Africa’s Antelope Valley
Global Wildlife Conservation tracks the movements of the dwindling hirola species in KenyaWildlife photographer Dr. Robin Moore knows when to get the perfect shot of skittish, evasive animals that are hard to photograph. For him, time is measured in sunrises and sunsets. Those are the golden hours when soft, filtered light can bring out the gleam in an animal’s eye and the ... More -
Unraveling The Mysterious Death of Sir Harry Oakes in the Bahamas
Take one very rich man, family hatreds, financial secrets, Nazi sympathizers and the notorious Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and what do you get?It was July 8, 1943, an hour after dawn; a time and a season for everything to be quiet and slow-moving on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. But not this morning. Frantic phone calls destroyed the drowsy, sultry calm. The largest landowner in the Bahamas, a ... More -
A Shocking Life Story
Hoyt Richards was one of the 1990s’ most successful male models, but his secret life as a member of a doomsday cult left him isolated, broke and running for his lifeHeads turn as Hoyt Richards saunters through the low light and fashionable din inside the Petty Cash Taqueria, in Los Angeles’ Fairfax District. Six-foot-one with a chiseled jaw and a dimple, a forelock of gray-blonde hair cascading rakishly over one brow, he makes an immediate impression: That guy must be ... More -
Flying Big-Game Animals to Freedom
An unorthodox form of protection from poachers, cruel circuses and kill sheltersThis spring, 33 lions were flown on a chartered wide-body jetliner from Colombia and Peru to Johannesburg. Last year, 10 rhinos—the most ever on a plane at one time—were boarded onto a four-engine cargo plane in South Africa and transported north to Botswana. Up to three times a week, a ... More -
White Collar Prisons
Bernie Kerik, Jack Abramoff and Dennis Kozlowski—three of the most high-profile men to be on the inside—smash the perception that prison life is anything like "Club Fed"If there were ever a person who might be able to clue you in on what life in a white-collar—or minimum-security or "country club"—prison was actually like, it was this guy. You know this guy. How many former New York City police commissioners, former overseers of Rikers Island, former consultants ... More -
An Investigation into D.C.’s Most Terrifying Murder Mystery
A nightmarish home invasion last spring in the heart of the capital's most secure enclave left four people gruesomely killed. As investigators scramble to solve the mystery, questions about a possible motive multiplyThe calls began at 1:24 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Reports of smoke and flames coming from the upstairs windows of a mansion near Embassy Row. This in itself is not a typical call for the Washington, D.C., Fire Department. There are some things that just ... More -
High Tech: Silicon Valley’s Troubling Addiction Problem
It's a place where dreams can come true, but it's also home to a culture of rampant drugs and excess—and it has a body countForrest Hayes didn’t die an ordinary death. In the fall of 2013, the executive at Google’s mysterious development facility, Google X, suffered a fatal heroin overdose on his yacht in Santa Cruz while in the company of a prostitute named Alix Tichelman. Not surprisingly, the story sent shock waves through ... More -
A Murder in Palm Springs
Decades after the shocking killing of an elderly couple, questions remain about what Hutton family secrets led to such a crimeWhen Sophia Friendly opened the door to her killer, she was dressed for dinner. It was October 12, 1978. In Palm Springs, California, a resort-home destination for presidents and entertainers—where Elvis and Priscilla honeymooned, where everyone from Frank Sinatra to Liberace held court—dressing for dinner was the protocol ... More -
A Crisis Manager to the Wealthy Tells All
Lanny Davis, crisis manager for the rich and powerful, on what you should—and shouldn't—sayYou're on the front page of the New York Times—but it's not good news. Your company is under investigation. Shareholders are clamoring for your removal. Employees are threatening a lawsuit. What to do? For the best connected, the answer is, "Call Lanny Davis." A lawyer and ... More
