An examination of the funeral industry.

The heroes of the Boston Marathon bombing.

The story of the manhunt.

Philadelphia’s District Attorney reinvents the role of the modern prosecutor.

Two killers and one cop: The story of the LaMarca family, told over three generations.

This is the piece of writing that inspired me to make the turn from fiction and corporate research into journalism. It’s the best reframing of American society that I’ve ever read. And kudos to Harper’s for running it. It’s not often you see anarchist anthropologists making highly visible contributions to public discourse.

-A. Madrigal

The failed deposal of a university president.

An investigation of the infamous alleged assault.

The making of Caddyshack.

“The echoing horror of slavery cuts both ways. We are often afraid to say what we know is true. The South is disaster and it is also miracle.”

A forgotten birthday cake sets off a chain of unexpected events.

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A profile of Heather Armstrong, a mom in Salt Lake City who has more than 1.5 million Twitter followers and a personal blog generating $30,000-$50,000 monthly.

How a doctor and an S.A.C. trader got entangled in a financial scandal.

Baseball legend Lenny Dykstra’s on-field brilliance and private-life disasters, from drunk driving to failed investment and publishing ventures.

A Hells Angel informant’s path from destruction to redemption and back, and a family’s trouble with witness protection.

Romney’s former Bain partner makes a case for inequality.

Police and scientists investigate an outbreak.

Controversy following a climbing disaster that killed eight.

No one knew her secret. Until they did.

Short-seller Andrew Left sniffs out corporate fraud—and gets rich doing it.

“My cousin became a convicted felon in his teens. I tried to make sure he got a second chance. What went wrong?”

Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation?

Life as a young actor when you’re about to become a movie star.

How an industrial designer became Apple’s greatest product.

National economies collapse; species go extinct; political movements rise and fizzle. But—somehow, for some reason—Weird Al keeps rocking.