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

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?

“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.

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

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.

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.

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

How Carl Foreman, while tangling with the House Un-American Activities Committee, turned a throwaway Western into an allegory for the Hollywood blacklist.

On singer-songwriters Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman and Van Dyke Parks.

I get the sense that the labels' attitude toward these guys wasn't altogether different from a parent's attitude toward gifted children: Get them through the system, but make sure to give them a clean little corner to doodle in and pat them on the head when they show you what they've done, whether you understand it or not.

The business of sound.

ProDoula wants to revolutionize the touchy-feely doula profession — and make millions of dollars along the way.

How mergers between Catholic institutions and secular hospitals are changing the nature of health care.

A son’s memory of the father he lost at 13, excerpted from The Magical Stranger.

The selfie may have ended any hope of resurrecting New York’s nightlife.

A drag pageant pioneer dropped out of the public eye after the 1960s. What happened to her?

On the recovery of snowboarder Kevin Pearce, who suffered a massive brain injury five days before the 2010 Olympics.

On Astana, the grandiose new capital that Kazakhstan built on the site of a remote Tsarist fort, and its striving young inhabitants.

How a convicted sexual predator emptied the bank accounts and ruined the lives of several women from behind bars.

The author recounts playing herself – best-selling author Sloane Crosley – on an episode of “Gossip Girl.”

Meet Dr. Schnoz, the nose-sculpting YouTube king of Miami.