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Jack Nicklaus
Eriq Gardner • October 8, 2024

The Sad Case of Jack Nicklaus vs. “Jack Nicklaus”

Fifteen years after signing away his life rights to a business partner, golfing legend Jack Nicklaus is fighting a messy, potentially precedent-setting legal war to reclaim his name and image—including from an A.I. double.
William D. Cohan • February 14, 2024
Life & Times of Michael Klein
michael klein
The fascinating and shocking but not surprising story of how a generationally talented banker found himself in the Senate’s crosshairs.
Julia Ioffe • August 8, 2023
The Treaty of M.B.S.
So far, it seems, M.B.S.’s diplomatic gambit is paying off.
The man who allegedly ordered the murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and whose country Biden once labeled “a pariah,” is now convening the most plausible talks on ending the war in Ukraine. There are all kinds of ways to launder your image: sports-washing, green-washing, and now, diplo-washing.
Golf fans are still buzzing with disbelief after PGA commissioner Jay Monahan suddenly capitulated to the Saudis.
Eriq Gardner • June 12, 2023
The Saudi-PGA M&A Legal Hellscape
The so-called merger is already facing trouble with the board, pushback from players, and scrutiny in Washington. Next come the regulators—and the inevitable lawsuits.
Peter Jackson after winning the best director Oscar for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."
Matthew Belloni • February 27, 2023
11 Burning Questions About the First Two Months of Hollywood ’23
Is Costner the highest-paid actor on TV? Do the studios actually want a writers strike? Why is Zaz suing Paramount? And are the new Lord of the Rings movies for real?
Joe Biden and MBS
Dylan Byers • July 15, 2022
Biden’s WaPo Headache
The president, whose polling has hit a Trump-like nadir, has his fair share of nemeses: the far left, Joe Manchin, Trump and DeSantis, and now perhaps the hometown paper, The Washington Post.