What “Good” Dads Still Get Away With

Plus, the case against ambition, a doctor who feels his patients’ pain (literally), and more.

Five stories to read this weekend, chosen by our editors.

This Doctor Feels Patients’ Pain. Literally.

It’s called “mirror touch synesthesia”: When one of Dr. Joel Salinas’s patients has a heart attack, he feels like he’s dying, too. Can this rare condition unravel the secrets of how human empathy works?

A Fate Worse than Extinction

Illegal farms are turning tigers into packaged products. Join one man on his obsessive, dangerous quest to confront their captors.

What “Good” Dads Still Get Away With

Dads are doing more than ever, helping out with dishes, diapers, and all of family life’s inevitable messes. And yet … women still shoulder a vastly disproportionate amount of housework and child care. Here’s why.

The Mystery of the Millionaire Hermit

Eugene Brown had no TV, no computer, no cell phone. He didn’t even own a real bed. So when he died, investigators were shocked to find millions of dollars of assets — and no will.

Is Ambition Overrated?

Many Americans — millennials especially — pride themselves on working nonstop. A self-described careerist makes the case for being lazy.

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