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The Hard Truths of Ta-Nehisi Coates
On the modern era’s answer to James Baldwin.
At War in the Garden of Eden
Visiting with the Christian fighters defending Iraq’s Nineveh Plains.
The Transitive Nightfall of Fatty Egg Rolls
Tracking down the very best in Grateful Dead concert concessions.
Death of a Troll
The story behind an online gamer’s suicide.
The Weight of James Arthur Baldwin
Searching for meaning at Baldwin’s soon-to-be-demolished home in France.
Charles Manson: The Incredible Story of the Most Dangerous Man Alive
A jailhouse interview.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Overview Effect"
Doing mushrooms in space.
The Ride of Their Lives
Rodeo bulls and the boys who ride them.
Defending Those Accused of Unthinkable Crimes
On the lawyers who defend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Jared Loughner and Whitey Bulger.
The Education of Charlize Theron
“Charlize Theron is anxious. Not greatly anxious, not distraught, but still. Anxious.”
The Two Faces of Paradise
A last-minute trip to Sri Lanka.
The Scene of the Crime
A reporter returns to My Lai.
Günter Grass: The Art of Fiction No. 124
An interview with the author, who died Monday.
The Fall of the Cherry King
Arthur Mondella took over his family’s maraschino cherry business reluctantly. But once he had it, he started a second enterprise. Behind an unmarked roll-down gate, behind some of his prized luxury cars, behind a pair of closet doors, behind a set of button-controlled shelves, behind a fake wall and down a ladder in a hole in the floor, Mondella built a 2,500-square-foot marijuana factory. When the police finally found it, he shot himself.
The Mysteries of the Masons
The 1826 kidnapping – and murder – that begat America’s obsession with Masons.
House of Secrets
On Witanhurst, the dilapidated London mansion whose ownership is cloaked in mystery.
The Mystery of the Millionaire Metaphysician
The search for an anonymous amateur philosopher.
Anatomy of the Great Adderall Drought
Last Fall, America’s favorite focus drug suddenly went into short supply.
The Ballad of the Piggyback Bandit
How Sherwin Shayegan pulled off a 3,000-mile, piggyback ride-fueled road trip.
The Politics of Killing
Two men named Nathan committed murders. Only one received a death sentence.
The Justin Bieber of Bullfighting
Michelito Lagrevere is a 12-year-old Mexican matador sensation.
Going Underground: Inside the World of the Mole-Catchers
Traditions, feuds, and controversies in British pest control.
The Lost Genius of the Post Office
When the U.S. Postal Service was a hotbed for innovation.
The Story of the DuckTales Theme
A woo-hoo heard around the world.