Longform

Bernard Peters and his son, Scott, robbed and shot a Salvation Army worker in 1996. Since then, they’ve been sharing a cell at Elmira Correctional Facility.

A profile of Larry Garrison, the man who “gets paid to bring tabloid stories to TV news programs.”

All told, the military acknowledged this summer, 14 soldiers from the base have been charged or convicted in at least 11 slayings since 2005 — the largest killing spree involving soldiers at a single U.S. military installation in modern history.

How slot machines snuck into the mall, along with money laundering, bribery, shootouts, and billions in profits.

The author came late to basketball. A profile of his favorite player:

He creates a sense of danger in the arena and yet has enough wit in his style to bring off funny ideas when he wants to.

A profile of Werner Herzog.

Basketball is considered one of the most difficult sports to effectively bet on, therefore gamblers like Haralabos Voulgaris who make a handsome living on NBA lines are a rare breed, whose knowledge of the game and personal statistical databases rival most of the league’s front-offices’.

An essay on music and family, sparked by the author’s realization that his speakers sucked.

A profile of Steve Carell, whose last appearance as Michael Scott in The Office airs tonight.

An interview with Heart guitarist and film composer Nancy Wilson.

What if soldiers from ‘Kill Team’ (and others who have murdered innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq) aren’t simply the “few bad apples” that military writes them off as?

A look at the brave new world of privatized postal services, “optimized to deliver the maximum amount of unwanted mail at the minimum cost to businesses.”

Over the course of a year, Luke Dittrich will be walking the entire 1,933 miles of the Mexico-US border “from the beach to Gulf” with a stroller. The first in a series.

A profile of Christopher Brosius, the “Willy Wonka of fragrances,” whose latest creation is designed to not be smelled.

On the shady underworld of door to door magazine sales teams, in which teens roam the country in vans, con locals with sob stories, party constantly in cheap motels, and leave behind a trail of rapes, fiery crashes, and new subscriptions.

On the “world’s largest social network that you probably haven’t yet heard of” and its enigmatic founder.

Donald Trump’s loan-reliant financial history.

Henry Luce and Time vs. Harold Ross and The New Yorker. What was at stake in the epic magazine rivalry of the 20th century?

On the producer Timbaland, then best known for collaborations with Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, and Ginuwine.

What one learns about Jose Canseco while trying, unsuccessfully, to interview Jose Canseco.

With fewer and fewer students having the income necessary to pay back loans (except through the use of more consumer debt), a massive default looks closer to inevitable.

On the emerging student loan bubble.

Inside Obama’s most glaring reversal.

An oral history of the Playboy Clubs.

The birth of the Beastie Boys—an oral history on the 25th anniversary of Licensed to Ill.

A personal essay about family through the lens of mashed potatoes.