A profile of Harold Camping, a Christian radio host who (falsely) predicted the end of the world.

“In the very near future, the act of remembering will become a choice.”

A newspaper writer’s attempt to solve the mystery of a homeless man who claims to be a once-famous boxer.

A chronicle of the 2010 wildfire that burned down 169 homes in Colorado, told via the people who lived through it.

On a press junket in Ecuador, the author investigates the ethics of shopping.

A report from the trial of Ivan Demjanjuk—a.k.a. “The Last Nazi”—who died on March 17.

An interview with the novelist.

INTERVIEWER: You once said the novel is dead. VIDAL: That was a joke.

When Jeb Bush married his wife, it was the bravest thing he’d ever done. Her role in his life is still a mystery.

Twenty-five years later, the deaths of a couple on the Trail remain shocking – and mostly unexplained.

The DEA warns that drugs are funding terror. But is the agency stopping threats or staging them?

The magician who spent his life debunking spiritualists and exposing con men.

Why do we honor dead soldiers rather than the fighters who deserted and the activists who demanded peace?

A trip to Nashville to interview the writer Ann Patchett.

The surreal pageantry of the North Korean Film Festival makes Hollywood look demure.

The article that kept the New Yorker alive was written by a debutante. Who happened to be married to Irving Berlin.

Nowadays, the young and privileged view un- and under-paid assistantships as the road to a successful creative career. Are they deluding themselves?

Playing beer pong with David Axelrod—and other scenes from the lives of young, high-profile aides in the Obama White House.

How do you handle an infestation when you live on the Upper East Side and bedbugs could hurt the value of your apartment? With discretion.

A report from Camp Hope, the tent city that’s sprung up next to the Chilean mine where 33 men have been trapped since early August.

The “Shaggy Defense,” the “Little Man Defense,” and more—live from R. Kelly’s 2008 child pornography trial.

On the mysterious life story of blues icon Blind Willie Johnson and a half-century of attempts to fill in the blanks.

The revival of a landmark 1921 musical opens a door on the deep and twisted roots of black performance in America.

Can Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski make the casual audience care about figure skating?

The hot dog black market and the immigrants it exploits.