The American medical experiment in Guatemala that left hundreds with STDs.

Rise of the wonk.

Three killings, three young accused killers, and the two homicide detectives that link them.

A talk from the re:publica conference in Berlin:

The good part about naming a talk in 2017 ‘Notes from an Emergency’ is that there are so many directions to take it. The emergency I want to talk about is the rise of a vigorous ethnic nationalism in Europe and America. This nationalism makes skillful use of online tools, tools that we believed inherently promoted freedom, to advance an authoritarian agenda.

A profile of the Handmaid’s Tale star.

“The murder of Anna Politkovskaya was at once unbelievable and utterly expected.”

A tech support scammer makes the mistake of engaging a talkative podcast host. [Transcript]

How one girl saved a football season in a small, rural town in Texas.

On female anger in the post-Weinstein world.

Five stories about Nick Kyrgios, tennis’ misunderstood genius.

Explaining the explainer.

On William Eggleston’s The Red Ceiling and an unsolved murder.

On the work of Rachel Cusk.

A profile of the chairman of Fox News.

A profile of the painter.

“By asking very simple questions, people have said the most astonishing things to me.”

Drought, dread, and family in the American Southwest.

The improbable rise of Dallas Wings star Liz Cambage.

What the press secretary believes.

The story of a serial swatter.

How chronic fatigue syndrome changed the author’s life.

On the NBA’s most modern avatar.

Piecing together the quiet, lonely life of Kathryn Norris.

Why did we turn an isolated teenage girl into the world’s most famous Holocaust victim?

Alaska can show us the way.