• Essays

    The Documentary That Investigates Jerry Lewis' Never Released Nazi Camp Clown Movie

    A cinematic debacle, explored.

    February 27, 2025  By Keith Roysdon
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    Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

    "[N]o one is pushed to the brink like a menopausal woman. And no one can fight for her life like her either."

    February 27, 2025  By Cate Ray
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    Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

    "[T]hey seem to come out of nowhere, into homes just like yours."

    February 26, 2025  By Daisy Pearce
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    Lisa Unger: Why Can’t I Go on Vacation Like a Normal Person?

    "I’ve come to accept, truth be told, that my brain doesn’t like vacations...too much free time, endless dark possibilities."

    February 25, 2025  By Lisa Unger
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    How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

    Gillian McAllister on the recalibration of high-octane thrillers.

    February 25, 2025  By Gillian McAllister
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    Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

    "As a historical crime writer, there’s one trope I love more than almost anything, and that’s an old-timey thief with an elaborate scheme."

    February 25, 2025  By Allison Epstein
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    Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

    Reading crime fiction at the confluence of the two Niles.

    February 24, 2025  By Paul French
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    Reckoning in the Sun: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali in Miami

    A year before his assassination in February 1965, the Nation of Islam minister made a trip to Miami that might have changed everything.

    February 21, 2025  By Gaspar González
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    Looking for Something to Do? Become a Bookie.

    Peter Alson on the time he joined a bookmaking operation, as a 33-year-old Harvard grad.

    February 20, 2025  By Peter Alson
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    Boy Toy: On Older Women, Teenage Boys, and Pop Culture's Mixed Signals

    Michael Gonzales on a formative moment with a sharp edge.

    February 20, 2025  By Michael Gonzales
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