At 10,000 words, Bryan Burrough’s article in Vanity Fair about the demise of hot-shot, cocky Bear Sterns is weekend reading, but scintillating and intense. The story of Bear Stearns is made for movie material (“you can’t make this shit up”) in its twists turns and “oh my God” moments. Burrough’s is fair and balanced but imbues the story of the richest of the richest with a personal tale—-of men, egos, stupidity, and modern capitalism.