In Scott Kimball, the FBI thought it had found a high-value informant who could help solve big cases. What it got instead was lies, betrayal, and murder.
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Low Country, High Water: A Reading List for a South Under Climate Change
How do you love a place that is sinking?
Posted inNonfiction
How Vladimir Putin Helped ‘Nazify’ Modern Germany
Rainer Sonntag was a far-right vigilante. He was also a Communist spy.
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Happy Birthday Tom: A Tom Cruise Reading List
Tom Cruise is about to turn 60 — time for a look back at the life of a master maverick.
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‘The City Just Lied’: Remembering the 1921 Tulsa Massacre
One hundred years later, journalists look back on the massacre of “Black Wall Street.”
Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
1600 Days in Solitary Confinement, and Counting
“She continued to write me, though she presumably risked retribution: more time in solitary, more nutraloaf, additional restrictions.”
Posted inFeature
Best of 2025: All Our Number One Story Picks
Every story we selected for the number one slot in our weekly newsletter, all in one place.
Posted inNonfiction
’Names Have Power’: A Reading List on Names, Identity, and the Immigrant Experience
Whether adding a hyphen or changing one’s name completely, the process of naming can be complex.
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Tragedy on the Pacific Crest Trail
“Trevor spoke to Doug…“Physically, I’m doing fine,” he said. ‘My body’s just tired because we’ve been doing 20-mile days for eight days in a row.’ It was their final conversation.”
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Stand By Your Dictator
“The UN gave up trying to count the war’s death toll in 2016, when it had already reached nearly half a million. More than 10m Syrians are refugees.”
