It is agreed that the 1977 political murder of a couple in Johannesburg was a political killing that covered up mysterious Swiss Bank deposits. Various reports implicate Cuban Nationalists, Italian Fascists and the CIA.

“The Anonymous mystique had allowed a group of incompetents to hijack, then discredit, an important grassroots movement in the eyes of national media.”

How Sinclair Broadcast Group bent the rules, bought politicians, and faked the news to become one of the largest independent owners of television stations in America.

A profile of life in Owsley County, one of the poorest in the country.

John C. Favalora is a sallow old man who looks like the corpse of Dom Deluise. He likes attractive young men to sit on his lap and allegedly treats them to trips in the Florida Keys. He was, until recently, part owner of a company that makes "all natural" boner-inducing beverages. He's also the Archbishop Emeritus of Miami.

How Human Potential Movement workshops permeated our lives and our businesses.

“He was, it must be said, a pig. And my heart grew fonder.”

A 12-hour interview on career and craft.

Activist investor Bill Ackman set out to destroy the multilevel marketing company. But did he wind up helping it succeed instead?

How an up-and-coming company went bust.

An interview with the experimental filmmaker and Hollywood chronicler Kenneth Anger, 85.

On the psychological damage punitive isolation inflicts upon Guantánamo and American prisoners alike.

Academics are convinced it’s an intelligent satire.

How an L.A. high school dropout became an enforcer for Mexican cartels and ended up on the F.B.I. Most Wanted List.

An interview with R. Crumb on how he adapted Genesis into comic form.

On the longstanding human fascination with a light source we could borrow but not share.

“There’s no blueprint for remediating a radioactive town and then moving people back into it.”

Can a $100,000 robot that makes a delicious crab bisque replace a real chef?

An interview with Maurice Sendak.

“Anytime I was called a New Journalist I winced a little with embarrassment.”

When Jake Millison went missing, his family said he’d skipped town. But his friends refused to let him simply disappear.

An American mercenary, who did security for Trump rallies, attempts a amphibious coup along the Venezuelan border.

Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.

A two-part story on Bill Gates and his revolutionary machine.

On the Toronto Islands, an ugly real estate battle forces neighbours to ask: How do we define family?