Startling new information emerges from deep within the investigation files. Then the In the Dark team gets a big break.
Season 3, Episode 6: The Full Picture
The Weekend Essay
Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art
To create a novel or a painting, an artist makes choices that are fundamentally alien to artificial intelligence.
By Ted Chiang
Letter from the South
Among America’s “Low-Information Voters”
Donald Trump has dominated in polling of people who pay little attention to political news. What do they have to say?
By Charles Bethea
The Lede
The Story That “Hillbilly Elegy” Doesn’t Tell
Like many memoirs, J. D. Vance’s book misses a few details, some of which complicate the story upon which he has based much of his politics.
By Jessica Winter
Annals of Inquiry
Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents
A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?
By Anna Russell