118 - LAUGHING MATTER: COMEDY'S NEW LEGENDS
Imagine Jonah Hill as George Washington, Will Arnett as Han Solo, or Seth Rogen as Frida Kahlo. Ridiculous, right? Welcome to casting director's nightmare. Jim Windolf figures out why their particular brand of funny fits the national mood.


Features

78 - RETHINKING THE AMERCIAN DREAM
Everyone wants the "American Dream," but do we even know what that means anymore? David Kamp proposes a different way of thinking about our national ambition.

84 - MADOFF'S WORLD
Months after the unraveling of Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme, the man at the top of the pyramid remains largely a mystery.

96 - AFRICAN QUEENS
It'll be a jungle out there this summer, as Jill Sander, Jimmy Choo, Louis Vuitton, and other top fashion names go wild for animal prints and exotic floral patterns, not to mention beads, bangles, fringe, and feathers. Michael Roberts shows how hot the look can get.

100 - WALL ON THE TUNDRA
When Iceland's alpha males saw Wall Street bankers raking in the billions, they dropped their fishing nets and dived into finance with all the gusto of Vikings entering battle. Michael Lewis reports.