How Indians with the surname Patel came to own 1/3 of the motels in America.

The fatal allure of the Golden Gate Bridge and why it doesn’t have a barrier to thwart potential leapers.

The story of two Canadian artificial intelligence visionaries who became bitter rivals and then both committed suicide in the same month.

On the evolution of Nigeria’s booming film industry, which produces 50 full-length features a week.

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 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.

A treasure hunter found the world’s richest shipwreck off the coast of Cape Cod. Or at least that’s what he told his investors.

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.

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

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.

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.

On the future of personal taste.

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

An acclaimed American charity said it was saving some of the world’s most vulnerable girls from sexual exploitation. But from the very beginning, girls were being raped.

Wealthy businessman Merv Bodnarchuk put together the dream team of curling. Then he put himself in the lineup.

An investigation into the impact of only focusing on assault rifles.

Was the attack outside of the LeBaron compound really by a cartel?

The world is consumed by violent fights and hostile disagreements. Sarah Schulman sees a way out of them.

A visit to the Christian rock Cross-Over Festival in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.