The Power of Gabriel García Márquez
On Gabo and his complicated role in the country of his birth, Colombia.
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In the New Gangland of El Salvador
How LA-style gang life migrated to the slums of San Salvador.
Gone to Ghana
What it’s like to have your novel filmed by Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski.
The Kingdom of Haymour
An immigrant from Lebanon, a hair-cutting fortune, and the dream of building a castle on an island in British Columbia.
The Reckless Plot to Overthrow Africa's Most Absurd Dictator
Mistakes were made by the middle-aged Americans who hoped to take over Gambia.
Out of Sight
A former prostitute turned arctivist and her taxi-driver husband go undercover in Iraq’s brothels.
What Do We Really Know About Osama bin Laden’s Death?
The possibilities and limits of investigative reporting.
Holiday at the Dictator’s Guesthouse
The story of Jeffrey Fowle, an Ohio man who tried to smuggle a Bible into North Korea.
The Murderers Next Door
In a remote corner of Romania, neighbors kill each other over tiny strips of land.
The Unlikely True International Story of the Man Called Orange Brother
The ups and downs of being an accidental viral sensation.
Dead Air
The Philippines is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist, especially if you’re in talk radio.
El Chapo Speaks
A secret meeting, and short Q&A, with the drug lord while he was still on the lam.
Cancer Cons, Phoney Accidents and Fake Deaths: Meet the Internet Hoax Buster
Inside one woman’s often conflicted world.
The Jihad Cult: Why Young Germans Are Answering Call to Holy War
More than 500 Germans, including a former rapper named Deso Dogg, have joined ISIS in Syria.
The Foreign Spell
To be a foreigner is to be perpetually detached, but it is also to be continually surprised.
Send in the Weathermen
Inside the world of special operations weather technicians, “the Department of Defense’s only commando forecasters.”
The Fixer
A man in a small town in India builds local power by owning the only computer in his village.
Homeward
As a child, Hugo Lucitante was brought to America from a tiny jungle village in Ecuador. His heart’s still back home.
Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement Isn't Over Yet
The young people fighting for democracy will be back.
How the Killing of a Trans Filipina Woman Ignited An International Incident
Justice isn’t so easy to come by when an American soldier stationed abroad is accused of murder.
Afghanistan's Team of Rivals
After an election deadlock that held the country hostage for months, two former rivals confront Afghanistan’s patronage and corruption.
My ISIS Boyfriend
A French reporter went undercover as potential “caliphette” and recieved a marriage proposal from a senior ISIS commander.
The Children of ISIS
Three siblings from Chicago ran away to become jihadis. Is it fair to try them as terrorists?
The Unhappy King of Snooker
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the best snooker player in the world. He’s also the most tormented.
These Are The Families Left To Reclaim Garissa's Dead
The process of claiming a loved one’s body after a massacre at a Kenyan university.
