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Eleanor Roosevelt's Son Authored Twenty Mysteries in which His Mother Solves Murders

Eleanor Roosevelt's Son Authored Twenty Mysteries in which His Mother Solves Murders

The presidential mystery series you never knew you needed.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 11, 2020

The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

They're like heist movies but more charming, and also sometimes goofy, and occasionally confusing, but in a sexy way.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 8, 2020

Why <em>The Sting</em> Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

Why The Sting Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

In George Roy Hill's legendary confidence game, seeing is both believing and make-believing.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 27, 2020

The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

They're like heist movies but more charming, and also sometimes goofy, and occasionally confusing, but in a sexy way.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 5, 2020

The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked

The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked

It's time for one last job—and that job is deciding which heist movie is the greatest of all-time.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2020

On Class, Capitalism and Urban Planning in <em>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</em>

On Class, Capitalism and Urban Planning in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Robert Zemeckis's visually stunning wild ride through cartoons is also a breakneck excoriation of disenfranchisement.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 23, 2020

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Let's Not Forget the Time Mario Vargas Llosa Sucker Punched Gabriel García Márquez

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 16, 2020

The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 9, 2020

On the Endless Symbolism of Jaws, Which Owes Its Dark Soul to Moby Dick

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 2, 2020

<em>The Great Muppet Caper</em> Is the Loveliest Crime Movie Ever

The Great Muppet Caper Is the Loveliest Crime Movie Ever

Four decades ago, a ragtag group of vaguely self-aware puppets solved the greatest jewel heist in the world, and it was wonderful.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2020

India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

Reflecting on the brilliant career of Satyajit Ray

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 17, 2020

How the Flavia de Luce Series Investigates the Traditional English Village Murder Mystery

How the Flavia de Luce Series Investigates the Traditional English Village Murder Mystery

On death, preservation, genius, detectives, villages, and eighteenth-century graveyard poems

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2020

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical "Nice Guy" Cop

Meet the insidious Mr. Bucket, who embodies Dickens' misgivings about the police force he once enthusiastically supported

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 9, 2020

The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to <em>Dracula</em>

The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to Dracula

Nosferatu was an illegal adaptation, but the fight over it spawned a monsterous legacy.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2020

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Presenting one of the 19th century's most random mysteries, and the modern scholar who solved it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 19, 2020

The Most Iconic Detective Sidekicks, Ranked

The Most Iconic Detective Sidekicks, Ranked

45 of the greatest detective-adjacent crime-solvers in history.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 14, 2020

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