Gay Talese is one of the best profile writers. He has often said that he prefers to write profiles of famous people after their peak because that's when it's po

Gay Talese is one of the best profile writers. He has often said that he prefers to write profiles of famous people after their peak because that's when it's possible to see who they really are. He also wrote one of my favorite essays on New York, titled "New York is a City of Things Unnoticed"