Longform

Our celebration of longform over the past decade.

“I love the trail south of the zoo,” says Andrew Hector, a downtown runner working up to a marathon. “It’s pretty much just you, the woods, and the river ... a little oasis in the city.”

There are modest solutions being posited: Grant Hill, with his self-reflexive, "Image is Nothing," advertising campaign and Tiger Woods' Golf 101 spots. Are players today role models if they comment on the marketing spin while they are in the process of spinning?

“Once the connection is made to the east, bike commuting to downtown Indianapolis from Greenfield and Cumberland will increase,” says Scott Irons, owner of Indy Cycle Specialist. “It’ll also be a boon to Irvington, as riders explore our shops, restaurants, breweries, and the beautiful neighborhood.”

Purdue’s shaping of the American astronaut—now and in the years to come.

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” — Mike Tyson IT WAS just after 5 p.m. on February 14, Valentine’s Day, when...

Jimmy’s parents sent him to live at Muscatatuck in 1952. It was a state-run institution for people with developmental disabilities, a place where parents sent children with nowhere else to go.

MindX Sciences says its blood test could revolutionize mental health treatment — if they can convince doctors and businesses to buy in.

If you believe that Indiana farmers are weather-hardened old men who grow corn and soybeans, you might look at these tidy patches of naturally raised produce and see a garden—and, in the pretty thirtysomething who tends them, a gardener.

Being one of the “it” guys does have its downside. Haters, says Robinson, want to hate. “I’ve stood next to people—who didn’t know who I was—while they talked shit about my beer,” he says.