At Outside, Peter Vigneron reports on a spree of nut heists thought to be linked to a Russian organized-crime ring.
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Something Unspeakable Happened in Allende, Mexico
Seven years after a vicious drug cartel massacre, residents are still looking for answers about the fates of their loved ones.
Posted inNonfiction
United States of Conspiracy: An Interview with Anna Merlan
“Most people in America believe in one conspiracy to some extent, but the far end of the pool … is this desire to show that you really do reject all knowable authority.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
These Law Enforcement Officers Wield Handguns and Vet Supplies
Nevada’s “cow cops” work a unique beat where crimes range from cattle rustling, bovine homicide, and animal abuse.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Love’s Road Home
A wedding day postscript to Chivers’ Pulitzer winning story about Sam Siatta, a Marine Corps veteran of the war in Afghanistan who returned home with PTSD and landed in prison after committing a crime he says he doesn’t remember.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
And They Do Not Stop Until Dusk
I’ve never known what it means to feel Jewish, but I still have a past — I have György Román, who painted dreams and saw nightmares.
Posted inNonfiction
Family Animals
In an excerpt from her new memoir, Grace Talusan fondly remembers the badly behaved dog that won her skeptical father’s heart.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes
Schrödinger’s Convict: Actually Innocent, Actually a Felon
An “Alford plea” gets an innocent man out of jail, but keeps him on the books as a convicted felon.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
A Tiny Scar, From Falling
Lara B. Sharp’s efforts to gather information about what happened to her in foster care and as a ward of the state turn up nothing but incorrect records.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
A Tiny Scar, From Falling
Lara B. Sharp’s efforts to gather information about what happened to her in foster care and as a ward of the state turn up nothing but incorrect records.
