How the Ray Rice Scandal Unfolded
An investigation into who knew what, and when.
The Secret World of the Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Kings
Why America, and every other street in Massachusetts, runs (or will eventually run) on Dunkin’.
The Original Gone Girl
On Daphne du Maurier and her novel, Rebecca.
Forever Young
The profile of a 34-year-old woman named Charity Johnson who tricked people all over the country into believing she was still in high school.
The Writer and the Valet
On the intrigue surrounding Dr. Zhivago’s publication.
Why I Hope to Die at 75
Rejecting the “American immortal” mentality.
Young Carlos
The story of one of the 74,000 children who come to this country each year alone and undocumented.
Showdown at the Four Seasons
The battle over a New York Picasso.
The Plus Side
A revolution in full-figured fashion.
The Plunge
How a Soviet swimming champion saved passengers from a sinking trolleybus.
Dark Side of the Moon
On the Cold War and the Space Race.
Buzz Bissinger, a Pulitzer Prize winner, has written for Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, GQ and more. He is the author of several books, including Friday Night Lights.
"It’s quiet. And I really felt I needed that quiet. People say, 'Well anger was your edge, and agitation was your edge, and that’s going to hurt your writing.' I don’t know, maybe. It may be that in order to live a happier life you become a shittier writer. I don't know. But I just couldn't live in that fashion anymore, I just couldn't. It would've destroyed my marriage. It was destroying me."
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Donald Antrim and the Art of Anxiety
A profile of the novelist, who is surprised to be alive.
How Gangs Took Over Prisons
Maintaining order behind bars.
Disrupters, Disconnectionists, and Dicks
On the host of MTV’s Catfish and his new book.
China, the Climate and the Fate of the Planet
On the world’s biggest polluter.
The Nuclear Tourist
Visiting the site of the Chernobyl meltdown.
My Year As an Abortion Doula
At the bedside when a pregnancy ends.
Whoever Saves a Life
Seven days with Syria’s first responders.
Lena Dunham is Not Done Confessing
On the writer’s new book and tell-all style.
The Last Amazon
On Wonder Woman’s feminist past.
Deep into Green
The history of a color.
The Most Popular Articles of the Week
Rape in the U.S. military, the history of marital advice columns and the highest-paid female executive in America — the week's top stories on Longform.
The Afghan Girls Who Live as Boys
Posing for family survival in a society that values boys over girls.
Will Misogyny Bring Down The Atheist Movement?
Sexism and harassment in the freethought community and its implications for atheism’s future.
