The death of the woman he loved was too much to bear. Could a mysterious website allow him to speak with her once more?

Gaming the lottery seemed as good a retirement plan as any.

How a fearsome, fast-talking union boss became a leading figure in cannabis legalization while shaking down the very people he was supposed to be helping.

A modern-day treasure hunt.

“The gun debate would change in an instant if Americans witnessed the horrors that trauma surgeons confront everyday.”

How a Silicon Valley team helped rebuild his distinctive robotic sound.

To the KGB and back.

The story of a home invasion, a torture session, and one lawyer who nearly killed another.

Inside the secretive $3.4 billion Urban Outfitters empire as it reaches a crucial crossroads.

Thanks to a single court case, the state of Maryland is releasing almost 150 violent offenders who believed they would spend their life behind bars.

How internet trolls dangerously exploit over-militarized police.

An experiment in public defense.

A grieving father looks for answers.

A profile of reporter Jason Leopold, who has reinvented himself after journalistic scandal by becoming what he calls a “FOIA terrorist.”

Inside the split of the Hoefler/Frere-Jones typography team.

What happened to the only child who survived the 1985 MOVE bombing.

Why did Anthony Gatto, the greatest juggler alive—and perhaps of all time—back away from his art to open a construction business?

Previously: Jason Fagone on the Longform Podcast.

A trip to Hempfest with cannabis breeder DJ Short.

The long road to a potential breakthrough.

An Iowa dad’s surprisingly short path from commentor to screenwriter.

A profile of Vova Galchenko, teenage juggling virtuoso and early viral star.

Inside the world of competitive coding.

Are video games capable of emotion?

In the wake of a brazen but mysterious Philadelphia gunfight, Marvin Harrison, the man who holds the NFL record for receptions in a season, may find himself with a permanent record of a different sort.