The Really Big One
An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when.
Longform Best of 2015
We recommended 1,453 articles this year, from 1,210 writers and 360 publications. They were read nearly 20 million times.
These were our favorites.
Top 10
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ISIS and the Lonely Young American
An isolated Sunday school teacher living with her grandparents makes a new group of friends online.
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The Talented Mr. Khater
A 23-year-old living in Chile was suddenly attacked by her mysterious roommate. She later learned she wasn’t his first victim. Or his last.
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The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá
Two pairs of identical twins mismatched in a hospital happen upon each other more than 20 years later.
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The End of the Hoop Dream
A broke agent hustles on the extreme fringe of pro basketball.
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The Life and Times of Strider Wolf
When he was 2, Strider was severely beaten by his mother’s boyfriend. Today, at 6, Strider lives with his grandparents in rural Maine, in and out of poverty, trying to make it.
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Whatsoever Things Are True
Thirty-three years ago, a Chicago man was sentenced to death for murder. In 1999, another man confessed to the crime. Today, they are both free.
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The Killers of Swaziland
The disappearing women were impossible to miss, even as the country succumbed to one of the worst AIDS crises in Africa. But where were their missing body parts ending up?
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Unfollow
How the woman who brought Westboro Baptist to Twitter came to question the church’s beliefs.
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The Lost Man
In 1948, a man was found on a beach in South Australia. The mysterious circumstances of his death have captivated generations of true-crime fanatics. Today, one amateur sleuth has come close to solving the case — and upended his life in the process.
