A profile of Hugo Chávez, two years into his presidency.

A profile of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher.

An essay, originally published over two issues, on how and why we forget war.

Life, death, and last year’s Auburn-Alabama game.

Bringing down a cocaine empire in 1980s rural Maine.

Behind a $1,000 sundae were two very, very ill-suited business partners.

We are disgusted by butchery, even as we eat more meat than ever.

How American higher education became a summer camp doubling as a debt factory.

The story of Attila Ambrus, who was released from jail this morning in Hungary. Nicknamed the Whiskey Robber because witnesses always spotted him having a double across the street prior to his heists, Ambrus only stole from state-owned banks and post offices, becoming a Hungarian folk hero during his seven years on the lam. While on his spree he was also the goaltender for Budapest’s best-known hockey team and was arguably the worst pro goalie ever to play the sport, once giving up 23 goals in a single game.

Excerpted from Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts.

A profile of Maggie Gallagher, founder of National Organization for Marriage.

How an industry that couldn’t miss did just that.

How a hit Rihanna single gets made.

A profile of environmental activist Van Jones.

On geoengineering, a high risk/high reward fix for global warming.

From failure to Pixar, Steve Jobs’ “wilderness years.”

How one man made millions with a fancy hamburger.

A profile of Jamie Dimon as he became CEO of JP Morgan Chase.

Portraits from weed country.

What one woman spends in a year.

What’s really happening in Kyrgyzstan.

How sex scandals have made Silvio Berlusconi even more powerful in Italy.

David Foster Wallace’s struggle to surpass “Infinite Jest.”

A profile of director Sofia Coppola.

Treasure hunters still scour Lower Silesia in search of legendary wartime riches.