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The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

Gritty private detectives, pensive bounty hunters, maladjusted spies, and murderous cheerleaders

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 15, 2021

The Mona Lisa Wasn't Really That Famous Until It Was Stolen in 1911

The Mona Lisa Wasn't Really That Famous Until It Was Stolen in 1911

Sixty detectives hunted for the small painting, which had been swiped by a cunning Italian.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 12, 2021

Ten Classic Crime Novels That Have Just Entered the Public Domain

Ten Classic Crime Novels That Have Just Entered the Public Domain

From Agatha Christie to Theodore Dreiser

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 6, 2021

In 1849, a feud between two Shakespearean actors led to a massive riot in New York City

In 1849, a feud between two Shakespearean actors led to a massive riot in New York City

The New York State Militia arrived and fired into the crowd, leaving more than twenty dead and a hundred injured

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 4, 2021

The 15 Best Crime Movies <br> of 2020

The 15 Best Crime Movies
of 2020

Heists, embezzlement attempts, and temporally-warped espionage will help end the year on a good note.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 29, 2020

The Most Iconic Crime Movies Set During Christmas

The Most Iconic Crime Movies Set During Christmas

10 Crime Movies You Didn't Forget Take Place at Christmas

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

On the Lost Christmastime Tradition of Telling
Ghost Stories

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 21, 2020

Thirty Years Later, Home Alone Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2020

On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2020

Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

And he hoped children would genuinely believe in him, too.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2020

Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Happy Holidays from Jason Bourne, James Bond, and Demi Moore's second-worst movie hairstyle.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2020

Evelyn Waugh Loved Perry Mason With All His Heart

Evelyn Waugh Loved Perry Mason With All His Heart

He read every single one of Erle Stanley Gardner's books. But his passion didn't stop there.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2020

The Unexpected Stars of Crime Cinema: Audrey Hepburn

The Unexpected Stars of Crime Cinema: Audrey Hepburn

She's usually thought of as a romantic comedy star. But she featured in some of the era's greatest thrillers.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 8, 2020

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2020

The tortuous literary puzzle <em>Cain's Jawbone</em> has been solved for the first time since 1934

The tortuous literary puzzle Cain's Jawbone has been solved for the first time since 1934

Only three people have ever cracked it. The most recent sleuth did it during pandemic lockdown.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 11, 2020

London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

In 1749, Henry Fielding devised a plan for the Bow Street Runners, a group of men given permission to confront suspected criminals.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 6, 2020

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