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Ten Days in a Mad-House
A journalist goes undercover in Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum.
There Is No Shame Worse Than Poor Teeth in a Rich World
Life in America without dental care.
Four Years in Startups
Life in Silicon Valley during the dawn of the unicorns.
Fire in the Hole!
Machine guns, cannons and drones in the Arizona desert.
A Walk to Kobe
The author walks to his hometown after the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.
Most Likely to Succeed
The alchemy of predicting professional success, from quarterbacks to teachers.
The Long Drive to End a Pregnancy
One woman’s 407 mile journey to have an abortion.
Somerdale to Skarbimierz
Following a Cadbury factory to Poland.
I Was Flying to Montana to Bury My Son
The view of a life from cruising altitude.
Whatever Happened to ______?
When a writer’s husband became violent, her career threatened to vanish along with her safety.
To Catch a Terrorist
How the FBI manufactures phony crimes to arrest so-called terrorists.
The Longform Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Capote, Talese, Orwell, Boo—masters of the craft, in their own words. New at Slate.
The Longform.org Guide to the Making of Movies
Behind-the-scenes stories from The Godfather, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and one of the phenomenal flops in Hollywood history. At Slate.
R. Kelly Is Holding Women Against Their Will In An Abusive “Cult,” Parents Told Police
“You have to ask for food. You have to ask to go use the bathroom. … [Kelly] is a master at mind control. … He is a puppet master.”
Islands in the Stream
An ode to the Bee Gees' strange, successful career.
By Noon They'd Both Be in Heaven
Kelli Stapleton, whose teenage daughter was autistic and prone to violent rages, had come to fear for her life. So she made a decision that perhaps only she could justify.
U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit
“Easy care” sheep, crushed piglets, and starving calves. These are the products of a remote research center where scientists are trying to re-engineer the farm animal to fit the needs of the 21st-century meat industry.
I Fell In Love With a Female Assassin
A young reporter heads to Colombia to report on the conflict between FARC and the paramilitaries. He meets a girl on the bus. After they begin a relationship, she reveals that that she is part of a death squad.
Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail?
“The entire system set up to monitor and regulate Wall Street is fucked up. Just ask the people who tried to do the right thing.”
Massacre in the Amazon
Jane de Oliveira set out to protect the world’s largest rain forest from the corporate interests that are burning it to the ground. Then the armed men showed up.
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A Journey to the Medical Netherworld
A mother’s quest to find a diagnosis for her daughter’s mysterious condition.
A Shock to the System
On getting a brain implant to slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease.
Eli Horowitz Wants to Teach You How to Read
A second act for the former head of McSweeney’s.
