The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.
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The Dead Man Fund
How the world’s worst investor fleeced clients who couldn’t complain.
The Shaming of the Cherry Sisters
How “Vaudeville’s worst act” fought for fame and respect on the stage.
Despair All Ye Who Enter Into the Climate Change Fray
A climate change feature at New York Magazine leads a scientist to take on its extraordinary claims.
Rising Up Against Climate Change: A Reading List
On Earth Day, thousands marched in support of science and the environment. But as these stories show, the fight has just begun.
In 1975, Newsweek Predicted A New Ice Age. We’re Still Living with the Consequences.
All climate change deniers needed was one article to cast doubt on the science of global warming.
The Shaming of the Cherry Sisters
How “Vaudeville’s worst act” fought for fame and respect on the stage.
The Bomb in the Bag
How America’s first suicide attack changed one man’s fortune forever.
The Bomb in the Bag
How America’s first suicide attack changed one man’s fortune forever.
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist After Goering matter-of-factly recounted the murder of a close associate that he had once set into motion, Kelley asked how he could bring himself to demand his old friend be killed. “Goering stopped talking and stared at me, puzzled, as if I were not quite bright,” Kelley recalled. “Then he […]
