This week’s edition highlights stories by Peter Flax, Abigail Edge, Jesús A. Rodríguez, Henry Wismayer, and Elif Batuman.
“David and Jeannie Smith gave up their day jobs for a life of daredevil stunts —with six children in tow.”
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