Once a “folk hero,” Carson has become controversial. And his social conservative stances puzzle his former colleagues.

A profile of 25-year-old Lena Dunham, showrunner and star of HBO’s Girls.

Meet Dr. Schnoz, the nose-sculpting YouTube king of Miami.

The story of Lisa S. Davis and Lisa S. Davis.

A visit to the ‘Castle’ where self-driving cars learn.

A profile of the Fox News anchor, who started his media career as a promising magazine writer.

What a burgeoning movement says about science, solace, and how a theory becomes truth.

Inside a plot to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race.

After years of whispers in her Polish community, Anna finally learned the truth about her father. Then she went to Sri Lanka to find him.

Orthopedic surgery would have bankrupted us in the United States. So we went to Mexico instead.

After Brexit, the obsessions of Jake Fiennes could change how Britain uses its land.

On theme parks in America.

Unpacking the empty promises of the minimalism craze.

The creator of Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy offers advice to the Dartmouth class of 2014.

An inside look at the Democratic infighting and Republican gameplan (“Obama, Obama, Obama”) that led to the midterm landslide.

A look inside Google’s Ground Truth.

What it’s like to be Enzyte’s “Smiling Bob,” and other tales of acting as a product’s public face.

Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian launches an ambitious campaign.

Inside the N.S.A.’s mission to spy on just about everyone.

On the post-prison lives of several men in West Baltimore.

A reporter makes it his mission to track down all 42 members of a platoon after their service in Iraq.

His book panned in the New York Times after being misread by the critic, an author responds.

The author interviews her mother about life as a secretary at Playboy in 1960s New York City.

A report from the border of ISIS territory in Iraq, where civilians are battling to survive.