How the media company failed to create “a safe and inclusive workplace” for women.

Life as a New York Times reporter in the shadow of the war on terror.

Protests, populism, and progressivism all clashed in a battle royal. But what really drives election results?

A profile of the radio legend who helped launch the career of Ira Glass and many more.

Fishing gear can pose a deadly threat to whales—and to those who try to save them.

Thirty years ago, a series of documentaries introduced the world to an isolated tribe in Papua New Guinea. What happened when the cameras left?

A 42,000-word, 3-continent spanning “hacker tourist” account of the laying of the (then) longest wire on earth.

A profile of California’s governor at the end of more than 40 years in public life.

First the red bees arrived. Then a Red Hook cherry factory’s true purpose came to light.

An interview with Cobain a few months after the release of In Utero.

How a Silicon Valley team helped rebuild his distinctive robotic sound.

All Artur Samarin wanted to be was a normal American teenager. So that’s what he became.

Eric Schneiderman faces a #MeToo reckoning of his own.

A working theory about what makes internet writing uniquely “internetty.”

Mike Picarella wanted to protect a co-worker from humiliating sexual harassment. He didn’t expect his own life to be destroyed in the process.

After decades of influence, the media mogul isn’t so much a person as an epoch.

Last week, as America’s top national security experts convened in Aspen, a strangely inquisitive Uber driver showed up, too.

Damilare Sonoiki and Mychal Kendricks made a very bad team.

Forty years ago, a trio of student teachers created the most popular educational game of all-time.

How a U.S. law intended to reduce dependence on fossil fuels has unleashed an environmental disaster in Indonesia.

The inside story of death and survival as the Carr Fire’s tornado of flames stormed Redding—and changed firefighting in a warming California.

A gym entrepreneur’s side business in marijuana spins out of control.

A profile of Lorena Bobbitt.

Inside a plot to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race.

Pat Gallant-Charette is 68. She’s on a quest to beat marathon swimming’s globe-spanning challenge.