How to Negotiate with Ransomware Hackers
by Rachel Monroe
Kurtis Minder finds the cat-and-mouse energy of outsmarting criminal syndicates deeply satisfying.
How to Negotiate with Ransomware Hackers
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Are U.S. Officials Under Silent Attack?
Are U.S. Officials Under Silent Attack?
by Adam Entous
The Havana Syndrome first affected spies and diplomats in Cuba. Now it has spread to the White House.
The Mysterious Origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant
The Mysterious Origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant
by Rebecca Mead
On a hillside ages ago, people inscribed a naked man with a twenty-six-foot-long erect penis. Why did they do it?
Has an Old Soviet Mystery at Last Been Solved?
Has an Old Soviet Mystery at Last Been Solved?
by Douglas Preston
The strange fate of a group of skiers in the Ural Mountains has generated endless speculation.
Hard Labor.
An Artist on How He Survived the Chain Gang
by Winfred Rembert
You have to play a role that isn’t really you. It’s like slavery. You have to meet all those demands and keep a sense of yourself as well.
“Fending†and Other Terms for Fridge-Foraging Dinners
“Fending†and Other Terms for Fridge-Foraging Dinners
by Roz Chast
“Getcheroni,†“eek,†“having weirds,†“going Darwin,†“OYO†(on your own), and “farrapo velhoâ€â€”Portuguese for “old rag.â€
Tabula Rasa: Volume Two
Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
by Raffi Khatchadourian
As mass detentions and surveillance dominate the lives of China’s Uyghurs and Kazakhs, a woman struggles to free herself.
The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope
The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope
by Daniel Alarcón
The uncertain future of the Arecibo Observatory, and the end of an era in space science.
The High Cost of Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Bills
The High Cost of Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Bills
by Jelani Cobb
Racist policies are bad for business, as the state’s own history can attest.