Tag: The Atavist

A kidnapping deemed a hoax, the newbie detective who cracked the case, and the Harvard-trained lawyer whose mental unraveling set the whole story in motion.

The couple who saved an imprisoned artist’s life — and the extraordinary gift he gave in return.

The true story of a Ukrainian father and son who became the first — and only — Soviet defectors to seek freedom in the West by crossing the icy Bering Strait.

The music emanating from a storefront church in Brooklyn was a death knell: Once my grandmother heard it, her childhood was over.

The remarkable story of a freedom struggle on a tiny island in the South Pacific.

The pieces we didn’t get to — until now.

The deep dives that left us gasping for air.

Women in Sinaloa, Mexico, are searching for the remains of “disappeared” loved ones — and cooking to keep their memories of the dead alive.

Herman Marks, a drifter from Milwaukee, took a boat to Cuba with nothing but a Colt .45 revolver and $400 in cash. His plan? To join the revolution.

For eight years, a man with amnesia lived at a hospital in Mississippi. Who was he — and why had no one come looking for him?

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.

Adolfo Davis hoped a Supreme Court ruling would give him a chance at a new beginning. But nothing about freedom turned out as he expected.

Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery.

The elusive bear is a thing of fascination, and writers have a lot to say about them.

Greed, grift, and murder in the black market for gold.

Could shrunken heads from the Amazon hold the key to curing cancer?

Our last editors’ roundtable of the season, with guest Nick Chrastil.

This week, we’re discussing stories in The Cut, Vulture, The New York Times, Topic, and The Atavist.

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jean Guerrero, Lauren Weber, Doug Bock Clark, Dara Horn, and Dan Nosowitz.

Grafton, New Hampshire has a bear problem, but how much of the problem is the result of human behavior?

This week, we’re sharing stories from Chris Outcalt, Corie Brown, Daniel Immerwahr, Toniann Fernandez, and Karen Abbott.

Manuel “Tati” Torrez was killed in broad daylight in the prison yard at ADX Florence. But who was really behind it, and why?

This week, we’re sharing stories from Mike Mariani, Emma Marris, Patrick Rosal, Susana Ferreira, and Scott Indrisek.

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