At The New York Times, a reckoning.

The fight for female superheroes in Hollywood.

On modern motherhood and the birth narrative.

Getting clean with a three-day trip.

Previously: The Longform Guide to Addiction.

An inteview with the Saturday Night Live producer.

Previously: The Longform Guide to SNL.

On the FBI's failed negotiations with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in Waco.

Previously: Malcolm Gladwell on the Longform Podcast.

On the mysterious relationship between a major New York State power broker and a Brooklyn family. “The Turanos are variously described by friends, neighbors and colleagues as the senator’s social acquaintances, lovers or surrogate relatives.”

Las Vegas casinos operating in Macau rely on “junkets” to bring in the gambling elite, but the money and murder for hire trails lead straight to the Triads.

The Columbia shuttle was to be a revolution for NASA. But a year before its first launch, the shuttle was several years behind schedule, had cost $1 billion, and wasn’t guaranteed to ever get off the ground.

How HBO went from sitcoms starring Delta Burke and O.J. Simpson to The Wire. The view from a former HBO employee who witnessed the channel’s rise to prominence firsthand.

How Warren Beatty seduced the studios into making the comedy Ishtar, which set the modern bar for cinematic debacles. (An excerpt from Peter Biskind’s Star.)

The author enrolls in three cults - ADIDAM, the Moonies, and Aleph (formerly Aum, who carried out the Tokyo metro Sarin attacks) - via their New York branches.

“In a landscape in which black people dominate the culture but have few recognized channels to respond to it, the show, which stars two American black men, provides a venue for black authority in the mainstream.”

In his 90th year, L.A.’s finest living writer discusses his heroes and inspirations, the anti-gay and anti-Mexican prejudices he’s weathered and the wisdom accrued over a miraculous life.

Bonobos are celebrated as peace-loving, matriarchal, and sexually liberated. Are they?

A young writer grows up with Alice Munro.

An oral history.

When adults like Billy Smolinski go missing, it’s hard to get the authorities involved.

Marital advice columns from the past.

At the bedside when a pregnancy ends.

Talking with the influential New York gallerist.

The author attempts to interview Grigori Perelman, a reclusive mathematical genius.

An interview with Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold.

Trying to fix the Atlantic Ocean’s food chain.

A wide-ranging chat with the magazine editor.