An oral history of SHU.

A profile of America’s new education secretary.

Following a Cadbury factory to Poland.

When New York was perpetually on fire.

Neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch left a trail of bodies and paralyzed patients across Texas.

“In 1998, I helped convict two men of murder. I’ve regretted it ever since.”

A profile of Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings.

A tale of cannabis boom and bust.

I played a father for a 12-year-old with a single mother. The girl was bullied because she didn’t have a dad, so the mother rented me. I’ve acted as the girl’s father ever since. I am the only real father that she knows.

For decades, the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has quietly hid money in offshore accounts for the world’s wealthiest people. Following the largest document leak in history, the Panama Papers, the firm’s secrets are now public.

The author participates in the Society for Creative Anachronism’s “Crown Lyst, the twice-yearly event when knights will battle with ancient weapons and the victor will be named the new king.”

A son tries to make sense of his mother’s end.

An account of Yukon Quest, Alaska’s grueling, thousand-mile dog sled race.

A portrait of a new nation.

An American enrolls in a Beijing ping-pong school. A series of humiliations ensue.

A profile of 11th-grader Tabitha Rouzzo.

A physician reports on his own catastrophic injury.

How a small team of 20-somethings helped spark a $50 billion turnaround.

A mid-career profile of Johnny Cash.

A profile of a pre-30 Rock Tina Fey.

An oral history of director Michael Bay.

A profile of pre-Late Night David Letterman.

A portrait of Czech President Václav Havel as he left office.

A profile of comedian Ricky Gervais.

A profile of New York chef and fisherman David Pasternack.