Longform

A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill—rats.

A tale of missing money, heated lunchroom arguments, and flaxseed pizza crusts.

A scary proposal sends a husband spiraling.

On the history and origin of the crab rangoon.

On Herman Melville’s literary career.

The U.S. had been his home since he was 6 months old. When he was deported 
to Mexico 26 years later, it was more than he could bear.

Sara Tirschwell accused her Wall Street boss of misconduct, but that was just the beginning of her troubles.

The inside story of a Texas gun-smuggling ring.

Sexual harassment. Hate speech. Employee walkouts. The Silicon Valley giant is trapped in a war against itself. And there’s no end in sight.

On the rise of alt meat and the decline of cattle.

A mid-boom critique of New York City’s high-priced, mostly glass condo buildings.

Transition House had to be true to its principles and then it had to leave them behind.

A profile of the author on the eve on his debut novel, The Water Dancer.

A report from Sprague’s Sports, a firearms emporium in Yuma, Arizona.

He dreamed of educating the children in his village. But soon he learned that it was dangerous for the Rohingya to dream.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail, known for its dogged accountability journalism, survived a merger and bankruptcy. Will it survive a new owner with ties to the very industries its reporters have been watchdogging?

A Texas con artist made millions promising prisoners’ families the thing they wanted most: to bring their children home.

How David Bazan’s music inspired a generation of young, questioning Christians.

You’ve never heard of her, but somewhere in America, a top-secret investigator known as the Savant is infiltrating online hate groups to take down the most violent men in the country.

Two strangers travel toward various destinations.

An interview with the actor.

The author recalls his time as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

How the presidential candidate teaches.