Caliphate and the perils of reporting online.

How warnings of AI doom gave way to primal fear of primates posting.

Understanding Joe Biden by way of his favorite historian.

How social media stars like Addison Rae gave the cosmetics industry a makeover.

“My entire vocation as an investigative reporter was predicated on being able to reveal truths, and yet I could not even rustle up the evidence to convince my own mother.”

The assumptions made by public officials, and the choices made by media, too often backfired.

Seth Abramson’s viral meta-journalism unreality.

A profile of Larry King at the height of his fame and on the heels of his sixth divorce.

How an HIV specialist in Germany is using media law to erase reporting of sexual abuse allegations against him.

The newsletter service is a software company that, by mimicking some of the functions of newsrooms, has made itself difficult to categorize.

The architecture of the modern web poses grave threats to humanity.

After a journalist was assassinated, her sons found clues in her unfinished work that cracked the case and brought down the government.

A profile of YouTube yogi Adriene Mishler

The mystery behind who currently operates The Drudge Report.

How a 16-year-old from suburban Connecticut became the most famous teen in America.

Twenty-five years ago this month, “superpredator” was coined in The Weekly Standard. Media spread the term like wildfire, creating repercussions on policy and culture we are still reckoning with today.

A profile of Alex Trebek.

Inside the Epoch Times: How an aspiring poet in Brooklyn became a tool in a right-wing propaganda blitz linked to Falun Gong.

Zacharias Holmes grew up idolizing the anarchy of ‘Jackass.’ Then he took his idols’ vision of chaos to a whole other level. This is the story of Zackass, the Most Self-Destructive Man in America.

After leaving Bon Appétit, the chef now has her own show—where she’s paid fairly for her fantastic creations.

You’re 19 years old. You get famous overnight. You move to LA. Now what?

For years, Mark Zuckerberg has faced criticism that Facebook is bad for democracy. A cache of leaked audio reveals the story of how much ultimately comes down to his judgment—and the forces freezing him in place.

On learning persuasion.

At Lucky Peach and the Los Angeles Times, Peter Meehan reshaped food media. Now his former employees are coming forward to describe the cost of his leadership.

YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer shared every step of their parenting journey. Except the last.