Diary of a Mad Fact-Checker
On “soldiers for credibility” and the tug of war over truth.
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The Price of a Stolen Childhood
Calculating restitution for victims of child pornography.
The Hell of American Day Care
On the barely regulated business of looking after kids.
Thing of Beauty
The tragic life of 70s-era supermodel Gia Carangi.
The Unraveling of Bo Xilai
Tracking the circuitous fall of a Chinese political star.
The Last Days Of Jam Master Jay
On the murder of Jam Master Jay.
The Percentages: A Biography of Class
A personal history of class in America.
Elegy of a Race Car Driver
The life and sudden death of NASCAR’s Dick Trickle.
A Brief History of the Corporation: 1600 to 2100
A story of boom and bust.
The Land of GoBots, Pound Puppies, and Care Bears
How Minnesota became a hotbed of toy invention.
The Neverending Nightmare of Amanda Knox
Inside the most sensational murder in the history of study abroad.
King of Kings
On the life, legacy, and last days of Muammar Qaddafi.
Six Degrees of Aggregation
The story of the Huffington Post.
The Maturation of the Billionaire Boy-Man
A profile of Mark Zuckerberg, savvy CEO.
A Brief History of Money
The evolution of currency as “a complete abstraction.”
The Strange Neuroscience of Immortality
The scientific case for brain preservation and mind uploading.
Out of the Woods
Visiting a semi-secret LGBTQ commune in the middle of Tennessee.
House of Fire
The future of India’s “good minority,” the Parsis.
Mothers of ISIS
The stories of four women whose children joined the Islamic State.
Climate of Doubt
The art and science (or lack thereof) of water dowsing.
Death of a Valley
In the middle of a new drought, looking back at a drowned California town.
Making Sense of Ferguson
A narrative of the Michael Brown shooting.
Inside the Kremlin’s Hall of Mirrors
Fake news stories. Doctored photographs. Staged TV clips. Armies of paid trolls.
60 Hours of Terror
The defining, minute-by-minute account of the 2008 attacks in Mumbai.
This Side of Ultima Thule
A dispatch from the frozen, drunken wasteland of Eastern Siberia.
