In our 25th Anniversary issue, you’ll fi nd a game of croquet interrupted [8], an introduction to the New Times Way written by the paper’s founder [29], meet a few of our favorite Steves [37], chuckle over ads from yesteryear [42], and help Glen Starkey lament his lost youth [83].

Shredder’s got your fortune, but you might not fi nd it favorable [22]

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