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Ben Ryder Howe

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Ben Ryder Howe is a frequent contributor to New York Magazine, the New York Times, and other publications. He is the author of My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store.

  1. rich people things
    To Buy a Mountain RangeA group of billionaires is maneuvering to secure acres of prime public land in Montana for personal use. Can anyone stop them?
  2. street fights
    The Billionaire vs. the Old MoneyOn a coveted slice of Lake Michigan, a land swap has triggered a seething conflict over the malign influence of wealth.
  3. social studies
    Behold the $150,000 DogPart cuddly. Part vicious. All status symbol.
  4. unnatural disasters
    The Enduring Mystery of the FBI Informant and the Schoharie Limo CrashWhy isn’t the FBI informant who owned the limousine that killed 20 people on trial?
  5. crime
    The Infamous FBI Informant Behind a 20-Fatality Limo CrashIt was the deadliest U.S. transportation disaster in a decade. The man behind it was one of the most notorious confidential informants in FBI history.
  6. My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience StoreIn 2001, Ben Ryder Howe’s wife, Gab, a corporate lawyer, had an idea. She wanted to buy a business for her Korean parents, to pay them back for […]
  7. Hitting the Expiration DateAn atypical deli owner faces the typical industry struggles—bellmarked Doritos, the DEA—and decides he wants out.