Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Stories

A man wrote to me to ask why I gained weight. Here’s my response.

He's won an Oscar, has a prolific film career, and tours with his band The Boxmasters. So why is Billy Bob always so pissed off?

They signed up to fight blazes, but their biggest battles have been with bias and harassment.

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Whether she's comfortable with it or not, the Barefoot Contessa star has one of the most devoted fandoms among cookbook giants. An unprecedented look inside her picture-perfect empire.

We took a trip to San Francisco, where burritos are more than just food. They're culture.

Matt Hickey, the tech journalist and former Stranger freelancer accused by multiple women of rape, has been charged by the King County Prosecuting Attorney with...

Councilor Ford pauses to catch his breath. “For goodness sakes do not elect . It would be a catastrophe. Not only for the United States but for the world.”

Dana Goodyear on Michael Heizer, the pioneering artist of the earthworks movement, and his monumental sculpture, in the Nevada desert.

The Long Read: In a state bloodied by decades of armed rebellion, Thounaojam Herojit became one of India’s most deadly policemen – killing more than a hundred people. This year, he became something rarer still: an executioner who wanted to tell the world about his crimes

She laughed when she fell off a boat. But she soon saw the situation was deadly serious.

From Victoria to Fogo Island and in every province in between: Ann Hui drives across the country to uncover the immigrant history – and vibrant present – of small-town Chinese-Canadian food

How one school became a battleground over which children benefit from a separate and unequal system.

A man’s search for his kidnapped children

There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. And it’s biased against blacks.

It's the kind of plot twist you can't help but give a shady nod to whether you agree with it or not.

A Westerner traces the roots – and meaning – of the Oregon occupation.

The story of two women who set out to have a baby together, and were more successful than they ever imagined.