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    Of Mice-Detectives and Men:
    In Praise of
    The Great Mouse Detective

    Revisiting Disney's classic but oft-overlooked Sherlock Holmes pastiche, featuring mice and Vincent Price

    October 7, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Stopping for a Moment to Appreciate the Original 1961 film One Hundred and One Dalmatians

    Aside from having one of the most high-stakes plots in crime film history, the film is an aesthetic masterpiece and an innovative development in the history of animation.

    June 3, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    On Accountability, Artistry, and The Hard Work of Becoming Better People

    There is no one-size-fits-all response to the morality of art and its creators. But we need to evaluate not just the art but the artist (and vice versa).

    May 26, 2021  By David Yoon
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    6 Reasons to Hook Your Kid on Mysteries

    Mystery novels can teach your child the tricks of amateur sleuthing, spark a new interest in storytelling, and strengthen family bonds.

    December 2, 2020  By Marthe Jocelyn
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    The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

    On remembrance, inheritance, and legacy in one of the most beloved children's novels of all time.

    October 15, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    On the Rearranged Sherlockian World of Enola Holmes

    What the new Netflix film accomplishes in stressing diversity and political equality, it also flubs in erasing the real people who fought for these things.

    September 30, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    A Brief History of the Juvenile Mysteries You Checked Out of the Library Eight at a Time

    How young sleuths like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys became literary icons for generations.

    September 24, 2020  By Keith Roysdon
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    8 Children’s Mystery Novels That Are Enjoyable for All Ages

    "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again."

    August 15, 2020  By Taryn Souders
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    Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

    An exciting find in a children's book landscape that rarely celebrates the heroines of genre fiction.

    July 10, 2020  By Radha Vatsal
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    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.

    June 26, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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