Older pieces

 Crossword plagiarism*; the darkest town in America; the long tail of hurricane recovery**; finding God on a game show; playing chess with Magnus Carlsen; millions of Russian troll tweets; the man who solved Jeopardy!; how to win a nuclear standoff; an art cataloguer’s crusade; chess kings and billionaires.

*Data Journalism Awards, Finalist, Investigation of the Year
**Information Is Beautiful Awards, Shortlist, Humanitarian category