The landlord’s guide to gentrifying New York.

Argentina’s grandmothers are still searching for the stolen babies born in the dictatorship’s secret prisons.

On the Old Regular Baptists and the joyful sound.

A Major League umpire learns that his children share the same deadly genetic disease.

How PCC, once an inmate soccer team and now Brazil’s most notorious prison gang, coordinated seven days of riots throughout São Paulo using mobile phones.

Alberto Nisman accused Iran and Argentina of colluding to bury a terrorist attack. Did it get him killed?

A month-long tour inside L.A.’s cultish world of wellness.

At work with Jean-Claude Carrière, screenwriter of choice for an entire generation of top-flight directors.

A profile of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was sentenced to 50 years today after being convicted of committing crimes against humanity.

In Cyprus with those who lost big by simply depositing their savings with Laiki.

Arno Smit bilked millions out of Tulare County dairy workers (and at least one wealthy widow). Then he disappeared.

A trip to Japan and a glimpse of our automated future.

On children accused of sorcery in Congo.

Why “Father of Botox” Arnold Klein, whose famous clients once included Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor, thinks everyone’s out to get him.

After years of sexual abuse by a neighbor, a teenager takes matters into his own hands.

Before embarking on dangerous rock climbs, Matt Samet would use whiskey to wash down powerful prescription tranquilizers. A first-person account of extreme addiction.

What it’s like to have thousands of fans who don’t recognize you.

Boko Haram has abducted thousands of children and trained them as soldiers. Four survivors tell their story.

“We are so screwed it’s beyond what most of us can imagine.”

An interview with Chase Strangio, who has won a series of landmark court cases in his role as ACLU deputy director for transgender justice.