Longform

Two days in crisis.

A profile of Thelonious Monk.

Inside the dark, lucrative world of consumer debt collection.

The antagonistic partnership that produced Sunset Boulevard.

“What transpired in the streets appeared to be a kind of municipal version of shock and awe.”

This is what happens when you concoct game-fixing allegations against a Major League pitcher because of a perceived slight on Facebook.

Professional wrestling as the epitome of American capitalism.

A profile of Florida’s former (and perhaps future) governor.

Lauren Bacall at 86.

Catching up with Edward Snowden in Moscow.

On frozen dumplings, industrial freezers, and what the future could hold after China’s burgeoning refrigeration boom.

Navigating the alligator-infested rivers of North Florida.

An experiment in public defense.

A profile of the Rookie editor-in-chief, who makes her Broadway debut next week.

“If you take the chance, sometimes you’ll find something so magnificent that it was worth dying for, and sometimes you’ll find nothing and have a horrible night. To go deeper with it, that’s the most interesting challenge.”

Meet Adam.

On PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and the experience of covering AIDS in Africa.

Untangling the aftermath of a United States drone strike in Yemen.

The story of a naïve fisherman, a boat headed for Spain and 1.5 tons of cocaine.

Two truckers talk on a wintry Alaskan highway.

To understand why a 64-year-old man would try and break the land speed record by traveling hundreds of miles per hour, you need to know a little something about his family.

Rand Paul as the movement’s Pearl Jam.