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How the Banning of Joyce's <em>Ulysses</em> Led to

How the Banning of Joyce's Ulysses Led to "The Grandest Obscenity Case in the History of Law and Literature"

Morris Ernst knew he could win the case to "liberate" Joyce's famously banned novel. So he found a publisher, took a cut of the royalties, and had a copy sent by boat to America.

By Samantha Barbas | June 22, 2021

The Mississippi Farmer Who Helped Take Down the Jones County Klan

The Mississippi Farmer Who Helped Take Down the Jones County Klan

Tom Landrum was strongly opposed to joining the KKK—that is, until an FBI agent asked him to infiltrate the organization.

By Curtis Wilkie | June 22, 2021

The Early, Wild, Exploited, and Sometimes Radical Days of the Comic Book Industry in America

The Early, Wild, Exploited, and Sometimes Radical Days of the Comic Book Industry in America

Paul S. Hirsch on the invention of a new art form and the renegades and rogues who went to work in its earliest shops.

By Paul S. Hirsch | June 21, 2021

Inside New Jersey's Notorious Prison for Women, Life Carries on for Krystal Riordan

Inside New Jersey's Notorious Prison for Women, Life Carries on for Krystal Riordan

"It’s a rule-bound world, a world where dance competitions and making birthday chili and rice for your girlfriend co-exist with fight blood on the floor."

By Stephanie Dickinson | June 18, 2021

Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

By Brian Masaru Hayashi | June 16, 2021

“They Wanted Something for Nothing”: The Many Cons of the Yellow Kid

“They Wanted Something for Nothing”: The Many Cons of the Yellow Kid

He was America's "greatest con man," self-proclaimed and widely celebrated. But what was the real story of Joseph Weil?

By Dean Jobb | June 15, 2021

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The Eccentric, Unusual, and Layered Plotting of Dolores Hitchens' The Cat Saw Murder

By Joyce Carol Oates | June 9, 2021

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By Anne Sebba | June 8, 2021

The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

By Margalit Fox | June 4, 2021

Jack Ruby Is the Key to the Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theories. So Why Have We Forgotten About His Trial?

Jack Ruby Is the Key to the Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theories. So Why Have We Forgotten About His Trial?

Conspiracy theories focus on Ruby and the supposed cover-up. But his Texas trial has mostly been lost to history.

By Dan Abrams and David Fisher | June 2, 2021

How Forensic Anthropologists Read the Skeletons of the Dead For Clues

How Forensic Anthropologists Read the Skeletons of the Dead For Clues

"Never trust the pathologist on a TV show who says that the skeleton has been in the ground for eleven years. Utter twaddle."

By Sue Black | June 2, 2021

How Frigid Conditions and a Failed Execution in 17th Century England Pointed the Way To a Scientific Breakthrough

How Frigid Conditions and a Failed Execution in 17th Century England Pointed the Way To a Scientific Breakthrough

In 1650, Anne Greene was publicly hanged and ruled dead. She was an early marvel of "suspended animation."

By Philip Jaekl | June 1, 2021

An Inside Look at One Woman's Life in the FBI Academy

An Inside Look at One Woman's Life in the FBI Academy

Gerbil tubes, sweaty pantyhose, and a 200-pound Navy SEAL draped across your back.

By Kathy Stearman | June 1, 2021

How McCarthyism, the Rise of Tabloids, and J. Edgar Hoover's Quest to Prove Himself

How McCarthyism, the Rise of Tabloids, and J. Edgar Hoover's Quest to Prove Himself "Manly" Led to a Surveillance State

There were always rumors about Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn's sexuality. At one legendary hearing, the innuendo came into focus.

By Christopher M. Elias | May 28, 2021

High Tensions, Wrenching Emotions, and Hot Tempers on The Set of <em>Suddenly, Last Summer</em>

High Tensions, Wrenching Emotions, and Hot Tempers on The Set of Suddenly, Last Summer

On the climactic scene that almost broke Elizabeth Taylor.

By Charles Casillo | May 27, 2021

Five Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

Five Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

Spies in exile, treasure hunts, and the search for a missing person.

By CrimeReads | May 27, 2021

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