A 2011 profile of LeBron James, originally meant to run in Port, that was killed by Nike.

On Amir Taaki and Cody Wilson, two anarchists with a history of creating controversial software, and their dream of an economy based on untraceable, uncontrollable money.

The lonely death of a godfather of the conspiracy theory movement.

Shirley Dygert had never jumped before. Dave Hartsock jumped for a living. Neither of them knew what to expect when the parachute failed.

On Singapore’s attempt to create a more harmonious society using mass surveillance and data analysis.

“What transpired in the streets appeared to be a kind of municipal version of shock and awe.”

Posing for family survival in a society that values boys over girls.

A story of regret and the contemporary art market.

The Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped Boko Haram.

A profile of Griselda Blanco, aka the “Black Widow,” who pioneered the cocaine trade in New York and Miami.

How a group of farmers came to believe that their relatives were returning from the grave.

Trevell Coleman wasn’t sure whether he’d killed a man. But after 17 years, he needed to find out.

The story of a rookie clinging to his dream, as told by his uncle.

A “crude table-tennis arcade game” called Pong and the birth of the video game industry.

Revisiting a 30-year-old beating death in St. Louis.

Why a type of gasoline may be responsible for periods of increased crime in the U.S. and abroad.

As NATO leaves, the Afghan National Army grapples with a resilient Taliban.

A case of mistaken identity and the incarceration of an innocent man.

Meet Alan Chambers, former leader of Exodus International–a “pray the gay away” ministry.

How a group of serial entrepreneurs with an already impressive string of hits changed the way the world talks.

A self-published author of pick-up guides visits the “pacifist nanny state” of Denmark and finds the social safety interferes with his seduction strategies.

After a beloved teacher is murdered by his schizophrenic son, his colleagues and students pay him the ultimate tribute.

Ignored early warnings, political pressure, and a botched Obamacare rollout.

Rethinking Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil.