I had in mind a couple of things for today’s post—until I read this jaw-dropping account of a stolen de Kooning painting, its improbable recovery, and the man who “needed to show the world he existed; [who] needed to release himself from his prison of impotence.”
Emily Benedek is a masterful storyteller, so please—I implore you—stop what you’re doing right now, turn off all your devices, tell everyone around you to go away for an hour, and get lost in a uniquely American tragedy.
