The Book of Prince
This story about the author’s experience planning Prince’s autobiography with the man himself provides a wonderful window into this singular individual, with a singular creative vision for almost everything he touched.
The Heir
The story of the ongoing rivalry between Donald Trump’s children to be his political successor. Fans of HBO drama Succession will be in familiar territory.
The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran
A fine piece of reporting that goes deep into the geopolitics of the Middle East and America’s approach to the region.
Inside the most brutal dictatorship you’ve never heard of
A story outlining a murderous regime that has developed in Burundi, to little international comment.
White gold: the unstoppable rise of alternative milks
The business story behind the trend for non-dairy milks.
From mind control to murder? How a deadly fall revealed the CIA’s darkest secrets
A scientist working on a CIA programme researching hallucinogenic warfare wound up dead. This story looks at the theories of agency malfeasance swirling around his death.
What Statistics Can and Can’t Tell Us About Ourselves
A look at dubious conclusions statistics can sometimes lead us to via murderous doctor Harold Shipman, aspirin and coin tosses.
The Cartel Next Door
A murder in upscale Texas community was so rare as to be a shock in itself. But it rapidly transpired that this efficiently executed hit was out of the ordinary.
A Recession Is Coming (Eventually). Here’s Where You’ll See It First.
A quick sweep of the key indicators that will act as the bellwethers of a future recession.
A Behavioral Economist Tries to Fix Email
A behavioural economist analysed the inefficiency of email. The problem is perhaps best exemplified by the fact that it takes on average 25 minutes to return to a task at work once disturbed, yet in a survey respondents suggested 35% of their recent emails never needed to be seen at all.