The New York Times Presents

Decades of waning cultural credibility and recent scandals have left the Miss USA pageant in chaos; exploring allegations that rotted the core of an iconic institution and questioning if it has outlived its relevance.

Churchill Downs, the cathedral of horse racing, turned into a horse graveyard at last year's Kentucky Derby. This film explores the sport beneath the pageantry, where a quest for faster horses is causing alarming breakdowns.

An incident occurred on Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 in 2023 when an off duty professional pilot dealing with mental health issues tried to crash an airplane while flying as a passenger.