Carbanak’s suspected ringleader is under arrest, but $1.2 billion remains missing, and his malware attacks live on.

The North Korean dictator kidnaps a famous actress and her film director husband, then invites them to dinner to chat about it.

“A legend is growing in Nepal, where people say a meditating boy hasn’t eaten or drunk in seven months. He barely moves, just sits under a tree, still as a stone. It’s impossible, some say. Is it a miracle? A hoax? Let’s find out.”

She was Becky Sue Turner, then Lori Erica Ruff. Now she’s Jane Doe.

Barack Obama wanted to endorse gay marriage on his own timetable. Joe Biden had other plans.

An essay on Beyoncé and her fans.

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

How Cassandro, who wrestles in drag, became a star Mexican luchadore.

An investigation into who knew what, and when.

Airbnb vs. New York City.

What do you do when you think a family member is a murderer? Step one: stop eating her food.

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

Adventures in acedia, from Aquinas to Bartleby.

How a major American company helped bring Charles Taylor to power in Liberia.

Inside Roger Goodell’s troubling (or wildly successful, depending on who you ask) tenure as NFL commissioner.

In 1916, a down-on-its-luck traveling circus hung its star elephant.

How Madden NFL went from a programmer’s childhood dream to a $3 billion business.

Nick Denton is rebooting his entire Gawker empire—and his vision is drawn more from TV than blogs.

Who was Omar Mateen?

Every table at Damon Baehrel’s restaurant is booked until 2025. Or is it?

We know that certain programs can help prevent gun deaths among black men. No one in Washington seems to care.

Rob Billot spent eight years defending corporate clients in environmental cases. Then Wilbur Tennant called.

How did a tenure-track professor wind up selling his plasma? A story about debt.