Was Steinbrenner’s Partner the “Madoff of Memorabilia”? Inside a collector’s hoax.

A profile of Rupert Murdoch, written before his empire began to crumble.

Adapted from a new biography of Jane Fonda.

A profile of Michel de Nostradame, better known as Nostradamus.

Portrait of a Chinese-American family living in New York.

A profile of Elizabeth Warren.

A motorcycle trip through Syria as it descends into chaos.

On the autopsy of a 5,000-year-old murder victim.

A pub’s-eye view of Ireland’s recent run of leaders.

A profile of Carrie Brownstein, riot grrrl and creator of Portlandia.

How a drug store conquered New York.

A profile of Taylor Wilson, who achieved nuclear fusion at age 14.

Few men have acquired so scandalous a reputation as did Basil Zaharoff, alias Count Zacharoff, alias Prince Zacharias Basileus Zacharoff, known to his intimates as “Zedzed.” Born in Anatolia, then part of the Ottoman Empire, perhaps in 1849, Zaharoff was a brothel tout, bigamist and arsonist, a benefactor of great universities and an intimate of royalty who reached his peak of infamy as an international arms dealer -- a “merchant of death,” as his many enemies preferred it.

A literary exploration of Obama’s voice.

The search for a missing soldier.

A profile of Mark Zuckerberg, savvy CEO.

A 21-year-old’s audacious real estate scam and subsequent escape.

A profile of Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli.

A profile from Cooper’s early days an an anchor.

Scenes from a Bowery flophouse.

A personal reflection on bird-watching and relationships.

A profile of the actress and screenwriter.

Vidal on Midge Decter, homophobia and a proposed alliance between Jews and gays.

Chronicling 1,541 days with a car accident survivor.

He decided to bury a box of treasure in the desert. Why?