Memories of Marilyn Monroe.

A profile of Alexey Navalny, a Russian anti-corruption crusader.

A survivor of child abuse refuses to be silenced.

A profile of new Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

A personal and legal history of assisted suicide.

A profile of 14-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson.

On spectacular saintliness, holy anorexia, and female hysteria.

A profile of Chief Justice John Roberts.

On Mark Twain’s recently released memoir.

Hundreds of people have gone missing on remote public lands. Who’s responsible for finding them?

A tour of Manhattan’s nightlife.

An elite group of forensic scientists, charged with finding hidden human remains, nears retirement age.

How a ragtag group of artists launched an art-entertainment empire.

An oral history of Lilith Fair.

A journey of recovery through electroconvulsive therapy.

An oral history of Saturday Night Live.

Part of our guide to SNL for Slate.

A profile of Larry David, with a focus on his years as a struggling stand-up. “I was hoping that somehow I could get some kind of cult following and get by with that.”

For a rebellious, Korean-American teen like myself who was awkwardly trying to situate himself, without much success, Jackson’s writing, with its rap and jazz references and its relentless, engaging voice, provided a vision of Black agency that felt almost illicit.

Paul Wulff, a college football coach, was only 12 when his mother vanished from their family home. After 41 years of searching, he finally has been able to piece together some details of a mystery that upended both his life and family.

The deadly hazing that destroyed a legendary college marching band.

Patsy Cline’s hometown and the debate over her legacy.

Inside the women’s ward at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.

Ego, hubris, and the failure to adapt.

Behind-the-scenes the Cincinnati Ben-Gal cheerleaders.