Confessions of a Black Mr. Mom
An essay on African-American fatherhood.
Searching For the Godmother of Crime
A profile of Griselda Blanco, aka the “Black Widow,” who pioneered the cocaine trade in New York and Miami.
Mizoram’s Wild Flower
In 1974, a pair of four-year-old cousins wandered into the jungle near India’s border with Myanmar. The boy was found five days later, temporarily incapable of speech. The girl was gone. For decades, stories echoed through villages of a “wild-looking woman,” sometimes striding beside a tiger. Thirty-eight years later, she returned.
The Day the Sea Came
The story of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Joe Biden Isn't Finished
A profile of the vice president.
Beyond the Matrix
A profile of The Wachowskis.
"You Have to Talk About Salt"
An interview with Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold.
Days of Reckoning
On Yemen’s uncertain future.
First Love
Memories of a college courtship.
In Hollywood
On Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, screenwriters.
Shattered Genius
The author attempts to interview Grigori Perelman, a reclusive mathematical genius.
The Gangster Princess of Beverly Hills
The rise and fall of Lisette Lee, the self-proclaimed “Korean Paris Hilton,” who was busted for drug trafficking.
Out of the West
The movies of Clint Eastwood.
In Search of the Living, Purring, Singing Heart of the Online Cat-Industrial Complex
Exploring the relationship between cats and the Internet in Japan.
17 Days in November
Two brothers dreamed of baseball stardom. One would end up killing the other.
The Legendary Paul Ryan
An appraisal of the Wisconsin congressman’s “green-eyeshade fiscal conservatism.”
Who Wears the Pants in This Economy?
When jobs vanish, Southern men find new ways to contribute.
Diary of a Mad Fact-Checker
On “soldiers for credibility” and the tug of war over truth.
The Thin Blue Lie
An exposé of the New York Police Department’s Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Punk Rock Fight Club
Inside FSU, the hardcore brotherhood where the wrong t-shirt can get you killed.
Jon Mooallem is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and author of an upcoming book on people and wild animals.
"If I just kind of assume it's going to work out one way or another, it can be a real fun adventure to find the path from here to there. You know, hopefully just as you do more, that excitement starts to outweigh the horror of messing up."
What’s a Monkey to Do in Tampa?
Freedom, the GOP, and a rhesus macaque on the loose.
Football Is Dead. Long Live Football.
A sport in flux.
Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital
How Mitt Romney made his millions.
The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy
Inside the business of manufacturing online product reviews.
