The history of a powerful and violent secret society in the islands of southern Chile.

A patient arrives in a therapist’s office complaining of writer’s block. He’s not in search of the talking cure, though.

Lester Cotton’s transformation from reluctant football player to top Alabama recruit, and the hopes and dreams of a neighborhood that ride on his shoulders.

The pecking order of All-Star Weekend sex-with-basketball-player-or-rapper hopefuls.

Adult life for the autistic is littered with misunderstandings, anger, and group homes.

President Lincoln worked very hard all his life. After he died, his corpse kept a gruelling travel schedule, too.

The rise and fall of former McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson.

Recalling a sexual assault.

An investigation into the past of a prominent voice in the men’s rights movement.

America’s pregnancy leave policies – or lack thereof – continue to bear no relationship to the reality of being pregnant. It’s time for something to give.

A novelist’s memoir of depression, whose “intrinsic malevolence” as a disease brought him close to suicide.

Eight of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s victims remained a mystery, 35 years after his conviction. One man made it his mission to identify them.

A black 16-year-old lights a white, agender 18-year-old’s skirt on fire while riding the bus. Is it a hate crime? And what’s the appropriate punishment?

Inside the men’s rights movement—and the army of misogynists it spawned.

People have been having fun with nitrous oxide—often in the name of science—since its discovery more than 240 years ago.

"I realized, as I was going through puberty (early), the necessity of shifting my focus from doing things that would impress my parents and teachers to engaging in behavior that would strike my peers as cool. I started saying 'like' constantly. I smoked pot when I was twelve. I dropped acid when I was thirteen. Losing my virginity was the next logical step."

Inside Roger Goodell’s troubling (or wildly successful, depending on who you ask) tenure as NFL commissioner.

Tracy and Kathryn plan their wedding.

Sown by science, a new eco-faith takes root.

Mel and Norma Gabler of Longview, Texas, want to tell your children what to learn in school.

The U.S. is one of only two countries that don’t guarantee paid maternity leave. As a result, women across the country are rushing back to work after C-sections and losing their positions in order to take care of newborns.

A profile of the best-selling author, self-help guru and convicted felon.

People with Prader-Willi syndrome, caused by a genetic defect, always feel as though they’re starving. How can you condition them to control their appetites when temptation is everywhere?

How the singer became the target of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics’ early, racially-motivated war on drugs. </br></br>

Excerpted from Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.

An ode to Roy Orbison.