How the New York Times critic writes the reviews that make and break restaurants.

An examination of the continued fascination with the 6-year-old beauty queen, 20 years after her murder.

A profile of the comic.

Why did the El Faro cargo ship sail directly into the path of Hurricane Joaquin, killing all 33 aboard?

The bloody reign of Rodrigo Duterte, who was elected President of the Phillipines in May.

The screaming ambassador to the sidewalks of New York City.

“Irrational behavior has always been man’s reaction to the presence of sharks.”

The article that inspired Jaws.

We think of the character as lithe and slim as the actors who’ve played him. But Shakespeare might not have intended him to be that way.

The most successful songwriter of the last twenty years is a forty-four year old Swede, Max Martin.

The plan, basically: bring back the two founders (who were estranged), focus entirely on mobile, and apologize as much as possible.

How a hanger-on at the fringe of San Francisco’s rock scene built the Rolling Stone empire.

How the Baylor University Medical Center became a force in the heart transplant business.

The consumer giant looks to social responsibility in the age of big business.

Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive.

The film executive hired private investigators, including ex-Mossad agents, to track actresses and journalists.

A 13-year-old girl was declared brain-dead, but her family disagreed. Her case challenges the very nature of existence.

How infighting splintered a group of players once unified in the movement started by Colin Kaepernick.

The executive and investor resigned from his position as Tronc chairman hours before the news.

On the future of personal taste.

After a cop walks into his station and confesses to murder, an investigation reveals the toll of lethal force on both sides of the gun.

How a senseless double murder in Florida exposed the rise of an organized fascist youth movement in the United States.

The director’s provocative new film will change the way you think about racism

What the 1949 film Twelve O’Clock High still tells us about air combat and the burden of command.

Manufacturers fought to get implants back on the market. Regulators gave in. Now thousands of patients are paying the price.

Roger Stringer testified against his son Zac in the fatal shooting that killed his younger child. Now he believes Remington’s defective rifle is to blame.