A 1988 profile of Bill Murray, then at the peak of his box office power and living in a secluded farmhouse in the Hudson River Valley.

“In fact, in private conversations, Obama rarely mentions Trump at all. Those who’ve visited the office he’s leased from the World Wildlife Fund in Washington’s West End say he’s eager to talk for hours about the world’s ills. When informed about the latest presidential tweetstorms aimed at him, he chuckles and changes the subject. One friend of Obama’s recalled that after a 45-minute meeting that avoided the subject of Trump entirely, the pair ducked into an aide’s office and saw on television that the president was claiming to have been absolved in the Russia inquiry. Obama’s eyes flicked toward the chyron and his face took on a decidedly bemused aspect for a beat before he turned back to their conversation as if nothing had happened.”

Help came right away. And then it stopped.

Richard Phillips survived the longest wrongful prison sentence in American history by writing poetry and painting with watercolors. But on a cold day in the prison yard, he carried a knife and thought about revenge.

On the many lives and careers of Owsley Stanley (1935-2011), chemist, sound design innovator, and outback jeweler, whose name appears in the OED as a synonym for “a particularly pure form of LSD.”

The improbable and true story of how Al Sharpton, Cornel West, Marion Barry’s wife, and Tucker Carlson (yes, that Tucker Carlson) flew to Liberia to negotiate a ceasefire in the midst of a civil war.

On the 13-member rap collective Brockhampton.

Maybe Clinton isn’t a “good candidate,” as political junkies like to say. But that might not matter in 2016.

Two young girls attempt to murder another in Waukesha, Wisconsin, trying to bring an internet meme to life.

On the search for migrants lost at sea and the families left behind.

Meet Kareem Ahmed, the President’s reclusive bankroller.

Inside the effort to prevent migrant deaths at the US-Mexico border.

Since 9/11, the United States has spent $1 trillion on national security. An investigation into whether it has worked.

Pro boxing, famous for larger-than-life characters, now has one invented or the Instagram age.

The legendary anchor has written a wild, unflinching memoir. Does that make her a bad person?

Possible clues about Lincoln’s murder in the unlikeliest place.

While accused killer Robert Durst was in Galveston, he made a few friends besides Morris Black.

On finding something at Unclaimed Baggage Center, the Alabama store that sells what America loses.

A deep dive into what ails the media company.

The 39-year-old—call him ‘Mack’—has been liberated longer than you realize.

Some teachers and students got sick. Principals had to improvise constantly. But it worked—mostly.

How a retired Swiss banker ended up behind bars in Thailand for uncovering a scheme that included the Malaysian prime minister and billions of in laundered money that was spent on everything from parties with Paris Hilton to backing for The Wolf of Wall Street.

Remembering jazz musician Ornette Coleman.

During the brief moment when the pandemic was receding and we could be together again, all we wanted to do was move our bodies.

After two tours in Iraq, the writer returns to a volatile region of Afghanistan as an embedded journalist.