A former employee’s horror stories.

On Cheryl Strayed and why Wild became a hit.

Sown by science, a new eco-faith takes root.

Life as a pageant queen in Plant City, Florida.

How a cabbie came to assist a jail break.

Twenty years later, looking back at an infamous paragraph.

Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop.

How a Hollywood icon found himself at a dead end.

In short order, eight gay men in Texas were murdered by teenage boys.

How a journeyman actor became a star.

Inside an international Mormon ticket reselling ring.

Strangers want their past relationships witnessed, and other strangers come to Zagreb to witness them.

Following fallen soldier Joe Montgomery from field to grave.

A dispatch from th Park Slope Food Co-op.

What happens when humans, not algorithms, are in charge.

How Amazon’s self-publishing arm became a haven for white supremacists.

On a battle between billionaire hedge-funders.

How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack.

“Successful brand identities in the House and on talk radio have never before relied on such similar skill sets — there has never been so much politics in media, and media in politics.”

On a convict too young to vote but old enough to be strapped to a chair.

From our guide to the death penalty at Slate.

In 1987, a terrible accident kills five Ole Miss sorority members. The author catches up with her Chi Omega sisters who survived.

A woman thought a Coen brothers movie was a “true story” and tracked it to her death. Now someone’s made a fictional film about her, further blurring the lines between reality and artifice.

Foursquare and Gowalla are in a VC-funded race to become the dominant location-based social network. But their founders say both companies have a larger purpose.

The number one item confiscated by U.S. customs for four years in a row: fake shoes. As brands continue to crack down, counterfeiters continue to up their game.