What happens when Moneyball-style statistical analysis is applied to mixed martial arts.

The story of Nicole Davis, a 25-year-old woman diagnosed with breast cancer six months into her pregnancy.

What happens when a complete stranger becomes convinced you’re the Zodiac killer.

“What could possibly be funnier than depositing a perfectly ridiculous, obviously false, fake cheque?”

Celebrity, bottle service, and Tiger Woods’ unintentional introduction of “halfway hooker” into the American lexicon.

Paul Krugman breaks down the basics of climate change economics, from Arthur Cecil Pigou to Capitol Hill.

An emerging school of therapy says that scripting your dreams while awake could eliminate the worst ones. Not everyone thinks that’s healthy.

Alex Haley interviews the Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s number two - Malcolm X - in a Harlem restaurant.

Fifty-four days after his group’s Everest climb turned tragic, Krakauer first told the story of what had gone wrong.

Mr. Lindall was the only high school teacher who understood him. Then Mr. Lindall went to jail, and it was his turn to try to understand.

The author joins his father’s work crew, gutting out foreclosed houses in Florida and interviewing their former residents.

On public radio and the emerging genre of shows inspired by This American Life.

In Detroit, the aftermath of a reality-TV SWAT raid that killed a sleeping seven-year-old.

A profile of Esquire features writer Chris Jones. Plus: the Jones archive on Longform.org.

A remembrance of relationships formed when the author, at 13 and using a false identity, frequented hockey chat rooms.

SNL in its grim twentieth season through the lens of first (and only) year cast-member Janeane Garofalo.

A profile of the congressman turned morning show host, who spends his free time working on a musical about Donald Trump.

On the downfall of Deutsche Bank.

In the last year alone, over 150,000 people have risked their lives to leave.

How the Robin Hood of gamblers got ensnared in a money laundering scheme led by former football players.

Did a forgotten black gumshoe inspire the famous works of both Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett?

Hanging out with a new celebrity class: the teen kings and queens of social media.

The life of Kimi Peck, a former screenwriter, once married to Gregory Peck’s son, who turned to “saving” stray dogs.

What happens to the people who film famous incidents of police violence.