A second act for the former head of McSweeney’s.

On the false narratives of anorexia.

A profile of new Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

On the unexpected longevity of a very strange theory.

A personal and legal history of assisted suicide.

On the profound power of the placebo.

The inside story of how scientists finally proved that gravitational waves exist.

Inside the world of 10-and-under competitive cheerleading.

A conversation on the Times Square of the ’50s and ’60s.

Investigating the investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks.

A profile of 14-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson.

A bank robber tells the story of a successful heist.

A profile of Felipe Lopez, high school phenom.

On the reverberations of a 1974 peasant massacre in El Salvador.

The life and death of Anna Nicole Smith.

When James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006, he left behind a fortune worth tens, maybe hundreds, of millions of dollars. The problem is, he also left behind fourteen children, sixteen grandchildren, eight mothers of his children, several mistresses, thirty lawyers, a former manager, an aging dancer, a longtime valet, and a sister who’s really not a sister but calls herself the Godsister of Soul anyway.

An oral history of The Simpsons.

On the prosecution of former hedge fund star Raj Rajaratnam.

On the cross-country travels of the fugitive mob boss.

Over the last several weeks, dozens of lawmakers, strategists and advocates described the closed-door meetings and tactical decisions that led to approval of same-sex marriage in New York, about two years after it was rejected by the Legislature. This account is based on those interviews, most of which were granted on the condition of anonymity to describe conversations that were intended to be confidential.

Inside Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

The perspective-bending art of identical twins Trevor and Ryan Oakes.

A profile of the late singer.

A history of the gravestone laser-etching industry.