The Wedding
Erwynn Umali, Will Behrens, and the first gay wedding on a military base.
What's So Effective About Stephen Covey?
A profile of the man behind the “7 Habits.”
Things Behind the Sun
Meeting Nick Drake, London, 1970.
His Man in Macau: Inside the Investigation Into Sheldon Adelson’s Empire
How did the gambling magnate and prolific super PAC donor amass his billions?
The Wonks Who Sold Washington on South Sudan
How a group of men with nicknames like “Emperor” and “Spear Carrier” tipped the balance in South Sudan’s fight for independence.
The Strongest Man in the World
A profile of 6’8”, 430-pound Brian Shaw.
Confessions of an Ex-Mormon
A personal history of “America’s most misunderstood religion.”
The Tom Bissell Archive
From video games to Chuck Lorre, traveling in Vietnam to the Loch Ness monster, Bissell’s stories on Longform.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Shooter
Why people play violent video games.
My Bird Problem
A personal reflection on bird-watching and relationships.
Rewrite
A man tries to rebuild his life after killing four people in a car crash.
You Walk Wrong
How shoes are ruining our feet.
Catch Me If You Can
When an autistic child goes missing.
The White Negro
On jazz and the hipster psychopath.
When Art, Apple and the Secret Service Collide: 'People Staring at Computers'
How an art project led to a visit from the U.S. Secret Service.
The Ballad of the Piggyback Bandit
How Sherwin Shayegan pulled off a 3,000-mile, piggyback ride-fueled road trip.
American Communion
The spiritual union of Johnny Cash and Rick Rubin.
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Postville, Iowa, Is Up for Grabs
Inside a small town revived by an influx of immigrants and then destroyed by a Homeland Security raid.
The Inside Man
The triple life of G-Rock: upscale house painter, lifelong Crip, FBI informant.
The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama
Drone strikes and their consequences.
Entertainment for Women
The author interviews her mother about life as a secretary at Playboy in 1960s New York City.
The Stupidity of Computers
A history of the divide between computing and language, and why we “define and regiment our lives, including our social lives and our perceptions of our selves, in ways that are conducive to what a computer can ‘understand.’”
Confessions of a Non–Serial Killer
What happens when a complete stranger becomes convinced you’re the Zodiac killer.
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