The Night Beer and Violence Bubbled Over in Cleveland
June 4, 1974: the first and last 10-cent beer night in Cleveland Indians history.
The Fast Supper
On the Calorie Restriction movement, the scientifically-supported belief that the key to a very long life is to eat as little as possible.
Church Is Wherever You Are
An essay on televangelists and a missing mother.
Snap Goes The Crocodile
Life inside a provincial Russian drug den. Originally appeared in Russky Reporter.
How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking
A tech reporter tells the story of his ruined digital life.
A Man Walks Into a Bank
“What could possibly be funnier than depositing a perfectly ridiculous, obviously false, fake cheque?”
Mad Money
The rise and fall of Bernard von NotHaus, the creator of the most successful (and some say illegal) alternative currency in the U.S.
The Million-Dollar Nose
A profile of wine critic Robert Parker.
The Atul Gawande Archive
The mystery of the itch, the case for focusing on our neediest patients, an investigation of solitary confinement and more—Gawande’s pieces on Longform.
Big Med
What the health care industry can learn from how The Cheesecake Factory does business.
The Slave Who Sailed Around the World
On Enrique of Malacca, “the closest thing there is to a hero in the story of Ferdinand Magellan’s horribly botched attempt to circumnavigate the world.”
Slackers
On distance running and the art of exhaustion.
The Economics of Serial Dating: A Case Study
What one woman spends in a year.
Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion?
No, but for security software companies it’s a useful fiction.
My Platonic Sweetheart
In a posthumously published essay, Twain recounts dreams of a long-lost love.
The Loved One
In the late 90s, an American man adopted a 5-year-old from the Ukraine. A decade later, one of the two would be accused of molesting young boys. The other would be charged with murder.
The Long, Lawless Ride of Sheriff Joe Arpaio
A profile of “not just the toughest but the most corrupt and abusive sheriff in America.”
99 Ways to Be Naughty in Kazakhstan
How Cosmo, with 64 international editions and a readership that would make it the world’s 16th largest country, conquered the globe.
The Narco Tunnels of Nogales
The underground routes by which drugs enter the U.S. from Mexico, and the officials who’ve found it almost impossible to curb their construction.
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No Refuge
A look back at the 2008 raid on Warren Jeffs’ polygamous Mormon sect.
The Debtor
Darren Lumar lived in mansions he didn’t own, ran companies that didn’t make a dime, went to colleges that didn’t exist and slept with “any number of women” despite being married to James Brown’s daughter. When he was murdered, the cops had a problem: too many possible suspects.
Some Jews & The Gays
Vidal on Midge Decter, homophobia and a proposed alliance between Jews and gays.
Plasenzuela's Dirty Secrets
Welcome to Plasenzuela, whose 500 inhabitants enjoyed no-show jobs, spent millions on phantom projects and defrauded Social Security.
Patton Oswalt's Letters to Both Sides
Creators, gatekeepers, and the future of the comedy business.
A transcript of Oswalt’s keynote at last week’s Just For Laughs conference.
