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Matt Kapp

Matt Kapp


Shvo Me the Money!

The outsize developer Michael Shvo has lost his crown jewel—the Transamerica Pyramid—and is battling former friends, aggrieved partners, and angry tenants. He’s survived spectacular reversals before. Can he rise again?

The View from Here

Trump’s war on the media has generated a lot of sound and fury, not to mention a handful of well-publicized settlements—but few actual victories in court

Gore Vidal at 100

“A narcissist is someone better looking than you are”

The Little Paper That Knew

A tiny local newspaper on Long Island’s North Shore was the first to warn us about George Santos. He still can’t forgive them for it

The Hard-Crusted Softy in Winter, Part II

Ten years after Gore Vidal’s death, the one biographer to remain friendly with the prickly master reveals poignant details of his final years

The Hard-Crusted Softy in Winter

Ten years after Gore Vidal’s death, the one biographer to remain friendly with the prickly master reveals poignant details of his final years

This Town

A new book of photographs chronicles the evolution of New York City’s downtown over a century, from Radio Row to a post-9/11 World Trade Center