On the front lines of a dating culture dominated by right and left swipes.

The ups and downs of being an accidental viral sensation.

On a young Arnold Schwarzenegger and the body-building culture of Venice Beach in the 1970s.

On the 1998 crash of Swissair Fight 111 into the sea off a small Nova Scotia fishing village.

After faking his entire career and becoming a viral sensation, the heavy metal singer shares his side of the story.

How the Ovitzs, a family of Jewish dwarves from Transylvania, survived Auschwitz.

“There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them—but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one. That is why they are dangerous.”

Learning to live in Earth’s coldest conditions.

Three siblings from Chicago ran away to become jihadis. Is it fair to try them as terrorists?

He has been president for more than a year—so why is he still holding rallies?

Who is this person?

A profile of John Alan Schwartz, creator of one of the most notorious movies ever made.

A profile of silent film comedian Buster Keaton:

The story of his life seems in its twists and dives borrowed from his movies, survival demanding a pure lack of sentiment.

They were the New York crew that once pulled off the Lufthansa heist, one of the biggest thefts in American history and the basis for Goodfellas. Nearly 40 years later, most are dead. The survivors are old, broke, and snitching.

Thousands of bodies are buried in shallow graves around Raqqa, Syria. One group is using Facebook and Google Earth to identify human remains and rebury them where they belong.

In March 1971, John and Bonnie Raines broke into an FBI office, stealing documents that revealed that the government was spying on its own citizens. Today, they’re hailed as heroes. Is this what the future holds for Edward Snowden?

The Permian Basin is booming with oil. But at what cost to West Texans? Though some will reap serious profits, the region’s dealing with skyrocketing rents, overcrowded schools, and potholes as big as VW Beetles.

The phrase ‘adult beginner’ can sound patronising. It implies you are learning something you should have mastered as a child. But learning is not just for the young.

Horseshoe crab blood is an irreplaceable medical marvel. Which means it’s incredibly valuable. Which means biomedical companies are bleeding 500,000 crabs a year. Nobody knows quite what that means for the crabs.

For centuries, dowsers have claimed the ability to find groundwater, precious metals, and other quarry using divining rods and an uncanny intuition. Is it the real deal or woo-woo?

On America’s relationship with the right to bear arms, from the Founding Fathers to the Black Panthers and the Ku Klux Klan.

In spite of the boiling-hot anticipation of its release, no one had much fun making this movie.

His rise to the top of the Billboard charts coincides with a list of criminal charges, including domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman.

The story of a lynching in rural CO in 1900, while hundreds watched, done with the complicity of press and cops, and why it still resonates today.

A profile of “America’s most vulnerable comedian.”