There’s no way to confirm that a crop was grown organically. Randy Constant exploited our trust in the labels—and made a fortune.

How an industrial designer became Apple’s greatest product.

Dan Mallory, who writes under the name A. J. Finn, went to No. 1 with his debut thriller, The Woman in the Window. His life contains even stranger twists.

A leftist journalist’s bruising crusade against establishment Democrats—and their Russia obsession.

A profile of the documentary filmmaker.

A brutal custody battle raises questions about who has a right to rear a child and what the legal meaning of a family should be.

How the New York Times critic writes the reviews that make and break restaurants.

On Edward St. Aubyn’s autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels.

Bonobos are celebrated as peace-loving, matriarchal, and sexually liberated. Are they?

On Ambien and the search for the next blockbuster insomnia drug.

A gay freshman at Rutgers, a spying roommate, and the trial that followed.

Update 3/16/12: The roommate, Dharun Ravi, has been found guilty of hate crimes.

The definitive story of a ubiquitous software. PowerPoint’s origins, its evolution, and its mind-boggling impact on corporate culture.

A profile of the perpetually disappointed Alec Baldwin.

How Christopher Hitchens, a former socialist, became one of the most vigorous defenders of the war in Iraq.