The Tortured Bond of Alice Sebold and the Man Wrongfully Convicted of Her Rape
by Rachel Aviv
Anthony Broadwater spent sixteen years in prison and twenty-two more as a registered sex offender. For him and for the author of “The Lovely Bones,” justice is a difficult dream.
Sendoff Dept.
A Parting Glass for the Ritz-Carlton’s Norman Bukofzer
by Zach Helfand
One of the late, great barman’s best customers, Liam Neeson, presided from a “fecking” sickbed upstairs as drinkers toasted the guy who’d served Jodie Foster, Ralph Fiennes, Bono, Joe Torre, and Bette Davis.
Letter from Iskenderun
Turkey’s Earthquake Election
by Suzy Hansen
The disaster highlighted the corruption and authoritarianism of President Erdoğan. Can he finally be defeated?
The Fugitive Princesses of Dubai
by Heidi Blake
As the emirate’s ruler espoused gender equality, four royal women staked their lives on escaping his control.
A Dennis Lehane Novel Investigates Boston’s White Race Riots
by Laura Miller
When a working mother goes in search of her daughter, amid the busing protests in 1974, she discovers a toxic brew of clan loyalties and racism, including her own.
The Covert Mission to Solve a Mexican Journalist’s Murder
by Melissa del Bosque
After the death of a reporter who investigated narcopolitics, her colleagues formed a secret collective to bring the killers to justice—and challenge a culture of impunity.
How Michael R. Jackson Remade the American Musical
by Hilton Als
“A Strange Loop,” a story about a Black, gay theatre nerd, was a surprise success. In his latest work, “White Girl in Danger,” Jackson reimagines the soap opera.
The Dirty Secrets of a Smear Campaign
by David D. Kirkpatrick
Rumors destroyed Hazim Nada’s company. Then hackers handed him terabytes of files exposing a covert campaign against him—and the culprit wasn’t a rival but an entire country.
A Coup at the WestView News
by Zach Helfand
A succession battle involving a fight for the patronage of Sarah Jessica Parker threatens to stop the presses at a Greenwich Village newspaper.
The Fight Over Penn Station and Madison Square Garden
by William Finnegan
How the effort to renovate midtown Manhattan’s transit hub has been stalled by money, politics, and disputes about the public good.