On the work of Vivian Gornick.

A profile of Andrej Pejic, a model who walks the runway in both men and women’s clothing.

For even a moderately vain female, spending time with Pejic is like losing a race to someone who’s not even running: If he were not a man, he would be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in the flesh—which, in his case, is flawless and poreless and has an English-rose luster.

The system of organized sexual slavery at the heart of ISIS.

Revealing the murder of 109 Vietnamese civilians during a 1968 search-and-destroy mission on a rumored Viet Gong stronghold, often referred to in military circles as Pinkville, actually the village of My Lai.

Ashima Shiraishi is the most talented rock climber in the world. She’s also 14.

The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea. Our choices are grim.

Tucker Carlson: The bow-tie is gone, but the moxie remains.

Part 1 of “The Mastermind,” a serialized investigation of Paul Le Roux, who went from brilliant programmer to vicious cartel boss to highly protected U.S. government asset.

Eleven months after Sandy Hook, Newtown’s mourning remains incalculable, especially that of the parents who lost their children. And the influx of sympathy—and money—has sometimes made the grieving more difficult rather than less.

“Missy (Misdemeanor) Elliott, the twenty-five-year-old hip-hop performer who is energetically redefining the boundaries of rap music, is a singer, a songwriter, an arranger, a producer, and a talent scout. Six months ago, few people outside the music industry had heard of her; six months from now, it will be necessary to pretend that you’ve known about Missy Elliott for years.”

The disturbing double life of a popular English teacher.

An investigation into “Little Albert,” the famous test subject.

The story of Edward Deeds, a state mental hospital patient and artistic genius.

A reassessment of the calm, cool JFK.

Migrant workers in California and the consequences of a deliberate low-wage economy.

The story of twin boys who became brother and sister.

An oral history of the Pacers/Pistons melee in 2004.

On the set of Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO show The Newsroom.

The cold, forgotten realities of “conventional warfare.”

The mysterious life of the serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman.

On the evolution of the Whitney Museum.

The rise and fall of Suck.com, the web’s first daily-updated site.

The story of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, written and published the following week.

On the Aran islands of Ireland.