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Why the Nazis Launched a Bizarre, Racist War on Modern Art

Why the Nazis Launched a Bizarre, Racist War on Modern Art

As the National Socialist party rose to power in Weimar Germany, they took aim at the country's "degenerate" artists.

By Charlie English | August 13, 2021

A Brief History of the CIA's Efforts to Infiltrate Africa by Funding an Elaborate Network of Nonprofit Goodwill Organizations

A Brief History of the CIA's Efforts to Infiltrate Africa by Funding an Elaborate Network of Nonprofit Goodwill Organizations

In the early days of the Cold War, the CIA launched journals, concerts, and co-opted high-profile African-American NGOs.

By Dr. Susan Williams | August 13, 2021

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The "Facebook Murder" That Shattered the Chinese Dutch Community

It started with a dispute between friends on social media. It soon turned into a terrifying murder-for-hire plot.

By Mitzi Szereto | August 12, 2021

The Strange Story of Mexico's First Narco, the Drug Panic He Helped Incite, and the Revolution to Come

The Strange Story of Mexico's First Narco, the Drug Panic He Helped Incite, and the Revolution to Come

In 1908, José del Moral and his stash of marijuana cigarettes were public enemy number one, and it all had to do with the classes who were smoking the herb.

By Benjamin T. Smith | August 10, 2021

A Brief History of Cognac's POLAR Festival

A Brief History of Cognac's POLAR Festival

Since 1996, the city of Cognac has celebrated the art of the thriller with a convention that draws fans and authors from all over.

By Bernard Bec | August 9, 2021

Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

New England elites were, by the end of the 19th century, feeling supplanted, useless, and wracked by melancholy.

By Michael Knox Beran | August 5, 2021

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Sophie Hannah on the Literary Side of Agatha Christie: "Her style is not simplistic but, rather, beautifully simple."

By Sophie Hannah | August 4, 2021

Life Inside West Virginia's "Quiet Zone"—Where Cell Phones and WiFi Are Banned and Electrosensitive Pilgrims Commune with Silence

By Stephen Kurczy | August 4, 2021

Ian Fleming's War and the Real-Life Operation Golden Eye

By Mark Simmons | August 2, 2021

Elizabeth Gilpin: The Brutal Survival Summer Camp That Nearly Killed Me

Elizabeth Gilpin: The Brutal Survival Summer Camp That Nearly Killed Me

"Programs like mine that operated from the most remote and unchecked places in the country. Where no one was watching and tragic things happened all the time."

By Elizabeth Gilpin | July 23, 2021

Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

In postwar America, Soviet spies were busy gathering up atomic secrets. A series of defections soon threw the network into chaos.

By Ann Hagedorn | July 20, 2021

The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

John Hunter was one of the era's foremost anatomists and surgeons. He was also the premier customer for stolen bodies.

By Sam Kean | July 20, 2021

Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

A dispute over a son's allowance led one elite family to murder.

By John Glatt | July 20, 2021

In Victorian London, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream Was a New Kind of Killer

In Victorian London, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream Was a New Kind of Killer

Jack the Ripper wasn't the only serial killer stalking the city's vulnerable. In Lambeth, there was Dr. Cream.

By Dean Jobb | July 15, 2021

Berlin in 1946 Was a Cultural Battlefield Unlike Any Before

Berlin in 1946 Was a Cultural Battlefield Unlike Any Before

The earliest battles of the Cold War took place in Berlin, where Soviets unleashed a complex program to win over German culture.

By Giles Milton | July 13, 2021

Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

"[James Sader] fumbles through both novels without the benefit of any special charisma or genius. What he does have are the plain, well-worn tools of integrity and tenacity..."

By Steph Cha | July 12, 2021

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