A group of Long Island misfits with aspirations towards Satanic worship disappeared into the woods to take mescaline. One of them never came back.

How did the gambling magnate and prolific super PAC donor amass his billions?

It’s now routine for corporations to outsource the task of generating new ideas. A look at the consulting firms who meet that need.

A profile of A.J. Daulerio, editor of Deadspin and procurer of, among other things, cell phone pics of Brett Favre’s penis.

A profile of Alex Jones, who draws a bigger online audience than Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh combined.

Why has a prestigious address been used so many times as a center for elaborate international fraud?

A former Ohio National Guardsman recalls being dunked on by LeBron James as a teenager — and how the James helped get him through the Iraq War.

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

The little-understood history of the whales and how barnacles may be the key to understanding how giant mammals evolved underwater.

John Georgelas was a military brat and drug enthusiast from Texas. Now he’s a prominent figure within the Islamic State.

A 48-hour reconstruction of the Breitscheidplatz Attack and the political response.

The men who are trying to find out if wireless carjacking is possible.

A traveler tries to make sense of a beautiful island with a dark past.

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

The history of the City of London Corporation, a “prehistoric monster which had mysteriously survived into the modern world.”

Inside the disturbing “cult” of young acolytes that catapulted conductor James Levine’s career.

The story behind Tony Kushner’s examination of AIDS and homosexuality.

To make sense of the Special Counsel, you have to revisit some of the bloodiest battles of Vietnam.

Inside the compulsive world of airline rewards hobbyists, who spend the bulk of their lives flying around the world for free.

The case against “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh.

Jen Tullock is ready for her moment. Is the moment ready for her?

How does a Latin-pop superstar spend lockdown? Hanging out with his girlfriend, watching ‘Toy Story’ and surprising the world.

EEE kills almost half of its victims, and cases are on the rise.

“We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.”

Sarah Marquis’s very long hike.