A week in the author’s life when it became impossible to control the course of events.

Life in the French Foreign Legion.

Michael Quinn took on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – and lost.

Animal nature, human racism, and the future of zoos.

How a high-speed rail disaster exposed China’s corruption.

A Kosovar refugee must decide between love and family.

Stephanie had cancer, until she didn’t.

A medical device company experiments on humans.

The former editor of the New York Observer, profiled.

Unprecedented access to six months in the life of the President of the United States.

Writing a “stunt memoir” in the waterpark capital of the world.

Two brothers dreamed of baseball stardom. One would end up killing the other.

On “soldiers for credibility” and the tug of war over truth.

A profile of Scooter Braun.

The false promise and double standard of integration in the Obama era.

Autobiographical cartoonists on truth and lies.

How memories go wrong.

Vidal on Midge Decter, homophobia and a proposed alliance between Jews and gays.

The emotional toll on drone pilots.

Three years after her gold-medal performance – and amidst rumors of a fall from grace – the author travels to Transylvania to track down gymnast Nadia Comaneci. He also enjoys several drinks with her coach, Bela Karolyi.

Part of our Olympics primer, on the Longform blog.

The story of the Norway massacre, as told by the survivors.