How McDonald's Found Out Its Wildly Popular Monopoly Game Was a Fraud

How McDonald's Found Out Its Wildly Popular Monopoly Game Was a Fraud

America's favorite marketing game was about to come crashing down.

By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | August 12, 2024

Presenting <em>Série Noire,</em> the Bleak French Neo Noir You've Never Seen

Presenting Série Noire, the Bleak French Neo Noir You've Never Seen

It's Alain Corneau's classic adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 9, 2024

Dirty Diamonds: How Post-Soviet Kleptocrats Looted Russia's Deep Diamond Deposits

Dirty Diamonds: How Post-Soviet Kleptocrats Looted Russia's Deep Diamond Deposits

For decades, diamond conglomerates paid the USSR to keep diamonds in the ground. Then, the Cold War ended.

By David Junk | August 9, 2024

The Many Faces of the Witch: A Reading List

The Many Faces of the Witch: A Reading List

Stacie Murphy on witches and witchcraft across eras and genres.

By Stacie Murphy | August 9, 2024

5 Iconic 1990s Thriller Films

5 Iconic 1990s Thriller Films

"The thing that made these movies...was the fact that the villains started off seeming like regular people."

By Liz Alterman | August 9, 2024

Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

On finding the time and inspiration to spend "several hours a day with people you made up."

By Sam Tschida | August 8, 2024

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All These Houses Are Haunted: How (and Why) Horror is the Perfect Hybrid Genre

All These Houses Are Haunted: How (and Why) Horror is the Perfect Hybrid Genre

"When taken from the right perspective, every story is a horror story"

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Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction

Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction

"Letters are a great way to manipulate your vict—I mean, audience."

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From Devotion to Deception: 5 Essential Reads About Cults

From Devotion to Deception: 5 Essential Reads About Cults

Kate Robards on the complex draw of cults, groups, and leaders.

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LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction Late Summer Reads

LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction Late Summer Reads

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8 Classic Retellings for Crime Fiction Fans

8 Classic Retellings for Crime Fiction Fans

Erica Wright on familiar tales and characters, as crime writers have reimagined them.

By Erica Wright | August 6, 2024

A Murder in Laredo

A Murder in Laredo

How an investigation into a woman's murder in the Texas borderlands became a search for a serial killer.

By Rick Jervis | August 6, 2024

The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

In a new book, Rollo Romig discusses the killing of Gauri Lankesh and other reporters in India.

By Kevin Canfield | August 6, 2024

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