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    The Private Investigator and the Hollywood Con Queen

    The Private Investigator and the Hollywood Con Queen

    Somebody was posing as a famous producer and luring people into myterious international projects—but why?

    By Scott C. Johnson | June 15, 2023

    On the Literary Roots of <em>Die Hard</em>

    On the Literary Roots of Die Hard

    Nick de Semlyen Traces the Road from Nothing Lasts Forever to "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker"

    By Nick de Semlyen | June 7, 2023

    Jon Michaud on Bar Literature, Washington Heights, and the Ideal New York City Saloon

    Jon Michaud on Bar Literature, Washington Heights, and the Ideal New York City Saloon

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    How

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    The summer that reshaped the nation.

    By Chris Wimmer | May 30, 2023

    How <em>The Dirty Dozen</em> Went From Latrine Rumor to Influential Blockbuster

    How The Dirty Dozen Went From Latrine Rumor to Influential Blockbuster

    "[T]he timing of the film proved to be a perfect storm of events...The film’s dark humor, violent content, and anti-authoritative and anti-military message struck a chord..."

    By Dwayne Epstein | May 26, 2023

    The Best Recent Nonfiction Crime Books

    The Best Recent Nonfiction Crime Books

    Mutiny, rebellion, and life and death on the streets of Baltimore.

    By CrimeReads | May 24, 2023

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    What are all the Genesis Allusions doing in Preston Sturges's The Lady Eve?

    By Stuart Klawans | May 19, 2023

    How Arthur Conan Doyle Was Duped By Some of the Victorian World's Most Obvious Hoaxes

    By Katie Spalding | May 18, 2023

    Frank Bill On Growing Up in the Shadow of War

    By Frank Bill | May 12, 2023

    Something to Sing About: Why <em>Cop Rock</em> Fails

    Something to Sing About: Why Cop Rock Fails

    "Plenty of genres can blend into musicals surprisingly well, but police procedurals are uniquely poorly suited for this task."

    By Katharine Coldiron | May 4, 2023

    Jonathan Rosen on Mental Illness, Murder, and a Life-Altering Friendship

    Jonathan Rosen on Mental Illness, Murder, and a Life-Altering Friendship

    How the author revisited his friendship with Michael Laudor.

    By Kevin Canfield | April 19, 2023

    Searching for the Golden Triangle's

    Searching for the Golden Triangle's "Opium Queen"

    Gabrielle Paluch was a reporter working in Myanmar when she first heard the rumors of the woman at the head of a fearsome militia.

    By Gabrielle Paluch | April 14, 2023

    Life and Death in Sandtown, Baltimore

    Life and Death in Sandtown, Baltimore

    Mark Bowden on the fate of one young man in one neighborhood, lost to the endless cycles of American violence.

    By Mark Bowden | April 12, 2023

    When the IRA Arrived in Brighton Planning to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

    When the IRA Arrived in Brighton Planning to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

    Patrick Magee was behind enemy lines. His job was to assemble and plant the device.

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    When the Klan Ruled Indiana – And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

    When the Klan Ruled Indiana – And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

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