The coordinated government attack on queer Russia.

The intertwining histories of two men who defined twentieth century European style.

A ride-along with the guys tasked with demolishing the city’s 10,000 “abandoned, godforsaken homes.”

Tracking down a Congolese war criminal.

On switching to the gold standard and a trip to the Yukon to witness the modern gold rush.

How a mysterious twitching epidemic overtook one Western New York town.

Colonialism, the convertible peso, and the strange dance between the cheap beach tourist and the tour guide tout.

The murderous tale of Washington D.C. fabulist Albrecht Muth and his late wife Viola Drath.

“Calça de veludo ou bunda de fora.” Why Neymar, one of the world’s best talents hasn’t taken the money and run.

Immune systems don’t make for clean narratives, even as we expect them to keep us pure.

Chérif and Saïd Kouachi’s path to the Paris attack at Charlie Hebdo.

It’s quite possible to make six figures standing around on a movie set – if you have a union card.

Before embarking on dangerous rock climbs, Matt Samet would use whiskey to wash down powerful prescription tranquilizers. A first-person account of extreme addiction.

Kids are identifying as gay at younger ages, sometimes only 10 or 11. Their communities and parents are scrambling to adapt.

How the mind behind Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto plans to push gaming further.

A trip to Râmnicu Vâlcea, a town of 120,000 where the primary (and lucrative) industry is Internet scams.

“At first, there is only a little sound, a metallic ping, almost a click.”

The Supreme Court justice on gay rights, the problem with consensus, and the Devil.

When the music was real, but the bands were fake.

A profile of Ken Griffey, Jr., six years after he last played a baseball game.

Are megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick visionary philanthropists or shrewd water barons?

The story of a home invasion, a torture session, and one lawyer who nearly killed another.

“He kissed me directly on the lips. I thought, ‘Oh my God, gross.’”

On chemo.

An interview with the founding editor of the New York Review of Books, who died Monday.