Violence convulses the city of Chicago after dark. Reporting on it leaves its own scars.

How Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and his Airbus A320 landed safely in the Hudson.

How Yvon Chouinard turned his eco-conscious, anti-corporate ideals into the credo of a successful clothing company.

The writer recalls collaborating on an abandoned musical with David Bowie featuring aliens, (fake) lost Bob Dylan songs, and a mariachi band.

Fast cars and bad decisions in a race through Southern Europe known as the “Gumball 3000.”

What a secret audio tape revealed about the murder of mycologist and magic mushroom pioneer Steven Pollock.

“In 1981, with a computer built into my shoe, I walked into a Las Vegas casino and beat the house.”

An animal's corpse disrupts a humdrum workday in this early story by Eleanor Catton, the winner of this year's Man Booker Prize.

Asphyxiation, heavy machinery accidents and heat stroke–the dangers of America’s temporary workforce.

How a disgraced principal-turned real estate mogul helped cause the global financial crisis.

Searching for Puddles the Clown, whose cover of Lorde’s “Royals” made him an Internet star.

The author goes in search of his father’s days as a member of an elite club of sport parachutists.

On reservations, where policing hardly exists, bruiser-for-hire vigilantes are often the first choice for justice.

A profile of Steve Carell, whose last appearance as Michael Scott in The Office airs tonight.

In his first Major League at bat, Adam Greenberg was hit in the head with a fastball. He never made it back.

On the difficulties of holding Oakland’s thin blue line accountable.

The controversy over a widely-used prostate cancer screening test.

Eighty percent of North American teenagers are in the care of an orthodontist. On our obsession with perfect teeth.

What it’s like to be a first responder amid the rise of synthetic marijuana.

To reduce recidivism, a program brings criminals face to face with their victims. The results aren’t always what you’d expect.

Her parents wanted Jennifer to be successful. The pressure may have led her to plot their murder.

A small organic agave farmer stands firm against the collision of Big Agriculture and tequila.

He had the mind of a scholar, but he always insisted he didn’t want to be one.

The story of a sudden death amid a high school recruiting scandal in Texas.