Longform

Why was Christopher Priest nearly written out of comics history?

Margit Wennmachers is Andreessen Horowitz’s secret weapon.

A trip to Malheur Refuge.

How Bill Belichick and Nick Saban bond.

A major black novelist made a remarkable début. How did he disappear?

A Venezuelan cop who had previously starred in an action movie stole a helicopter and fired on the Supreme Court. He became a rebel folk hero, moving amongst safe houses with a small band of followers, until he was killed in a shoot-out that he broadcast live on Instagram.

How Cops became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.

Facebook was supposed to open up societies like Cambodia—but instead it has wreaked havoc on the fragile political order and destroyed opposition leadership.

What the political history of radio can teach us about this moment on the internet.

Forgetting a child in the backseat of a car is a horrifying mistake. But is it a crime?

How the President’s son-in-law, despite his inexperience in diplomacy and his lack of security clearance, became Beijing’s primary point of interest.

A profile of the radio legend who helped launch the career of Ira Glass and many more.

“We are better than the stories about us.”

More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He’s still waiting.

The lives of professional haunters.

Inside the boardroom as Uber’s press nightmare unfolded.

On female rage.

The transgender community fights for health care.

When confronted with reports that a doctor to top gymnasts was sexually abusing women and girls, most did nothing. And the abuse continued.

A late night host finds a new voice.

Can blockchain create a new, better internet?

A new kind of late capitalism.