The story behind the spectacle.

A profile of the Van Halen frontman.

Living with – and dying because of – hyperacusis, a condition that grossly intensifies hearing.

A generation that has seen inestimable violence comes of age in Juarez.

A profile of Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings.

On the case of young Joseph Hall, who was convicted last month of murdering his dad.

A “crude table-tennis arcade game” called Pong and the birth of the video game industry.

Memoir of a Latter-day campaign correspondent.

“It was creepy to wake up violently in the middle of the night. It was creepier when no one could tell me why it was happening.”

David Johnson’s unrequited correspondence with Jay-Z.