Where My Characters Come From
I don’t choose them; they choose me.
Features
The $30 Million Lottery Scam
How a Michigan real-estate broker became convinced he had cracked the lottery—and how he tricked his investors into financing his scheme
The Improbable Rise and Savage Fall of Siegfried & Roy
At the peak of their fame, they were arguably the most famous magicians since Houdini.
There Are No ‘Five Stages’ of Grief
Losing my son left me in a state of infinite sadness. The internet of grief didn’t help.
This Is Not Justice
A Philadelphia teenager and the empty promise of the Sixth Amendment
The Inevitable Indictment of Donald Trump
Merrick Garland hasn’t tipped his hand, but it’s clear to me that he will bring charges against the former president.
What Afghans Want the Rest of the World to Know
The country is, once again, the worst place in the world to be a woman.
No One Wants a Pizzaburger
What Russian trolls can teach us about American voters
The Guggenheim’s Scapegoat
A museum curator was forced out of her job over allegations of racism that an investigation deemed unfounded. What did her defenestration accomplish?
Dead Man Living
What happened when Alabama tried and failed to kill Alan Eugene Miller