D Magazine July 1987

In one short year, severe mental illness stalked all three sons in the Breitbarth family.
When the parents sought help, they found a revolving-door system that was hopelessly ill-equipped. Then one of the sons got a gun.

White-on-white is as cool as it gets

Dr. Ravi Batra, king of the dismal science, believes that the Great Depression is about to return

Richard Shoemaker was a cantankerous employee but a model pilot. He may have made Southwest Airlines safer to fly. So why was he fired?

Hew rules for candidates: only the pure need apply

The fine art of sneaking in to cool off

Several hours ago, I didn’t know what a “kitchen island” was. Now I’d rather die than exist without one.

Local parts models prove that the parts are indeed greater than the whole