An animated video featuring U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. By John Kenney and Pete Slife.

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Some scenarios from Virtual Iraq, a virtual-reality simulation used to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Virtual Iraq is adapted from the video game Full Spectrum Warrior. Commentary by Sue Halpern, who wrote "Virtual Iraq" in the May 19, 2008 issue of The New Yorker.




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Accompanying video to Nick Paumgarten's piece "Up and Then Down" from the April 21st issue of The New Yorker. Footage of Nicholas White trapped in an elevator in the McGraw-Hill Building.

Music: "The Storm Begins," by Jennifer Haines.

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