Norman Maclean wrote about the Mann Gulch fire so beautifully that his book became the book on American wildfires.
By Kathryn Schulz
One of the 74,000 children who are expected to come into the United States this year undocumented and alone has a lot he would like to forget.
By Alexandra Starr
Michael Egan came to be a teen star. He ended up suing a series of powerful men for alleged sex abuse.
By Robert Kolker
The Orwellian horror of Big Small Government.
A downtown atrium—sealed off in an accidental act of preservation—that’s witnessed some 70 years of a changing New York.
Anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist at Burning Man.
The women who’ve left the West for ISIS—and are tweeting about it.
Political tribalism has conquered sports, and talking football is suddenly a whole lot less fun.
ABC is betting on Shonda Rhimes; NBC is letting go of comedy. But no one is giving up quite yet.
In these vintage movie-set photos, the rejects are part of the greatness.
The prolific singer-songwriter returns this month with his new, billionth (or so) album. A brief history.
At 83, kids’-book legend Judith Viorst is in the middle of her biggest year yet.
Lindsay Zoladz on Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, and the female buddy anthem.
Mia Wasikowska takes a hike in Tracks.
The punk force is strong in German gross-out film Wetlands.
The Skeleton Twins is a mite tidy, but very enjoyable.
In terms of affordable housing, Queens is his last best hope.
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
A photographer returns to his homeland in Europe to capture this fall’s looks—as seen through the lens of his own past.
Readers sound off on David Fincher, Time Inc., and more.
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Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies. Roll over the images for related links.
Treadmill gyms for humans and canines, 3.1 Phillip Lim unveils a new flagship, and more.
A twerking, splits-doing dancer who loves Chipotle.
Secret pizza joints, KISS-themed mini-golf, bulldozer rides.
Meet the spineless cacti and Seussian begonias overtaking your ho-hum ferns and ficuses.
At NoMad Bar and Bar Primi, bar food gets some serious upgrades—but bring earplugs.
The recycled history of burrata at Di Palo’s.
It’s not a burger. It’s not a grilled cheese. It’s just delicious.