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10 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Summer

A look at the season's best new investigations, deep dives, cold cases, and more.

How the CIA's Cuba Debacles Brought the Future Watergate Conspirators Together

Jefferson Morley on the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs, the CIA's evolving plans in Cuba, and the people the Agency brought together.

The Cold War Boudoir: Bugs, Wigs, and Wiretaps

Caroline Woods on the dark underbelly of the legendary midcentury New York literary magazine set.

Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

"Monsters are our mirrors: in them, we see who we hope we are not, in order to understand who we are."

Adi Alsaid: On Art and My Stupid Little Notebook

"[W]e live in a uniquely rich world of art. And only about a third of it is Christmas rom-coms on Netflix."

Cara Black and Tara Moss Talk Fiction and Fashion

How does one dress for a chase sequence?

When the House Talks Back: Environments that Transform into Full-Fledged Characters

John David Mann on transformative settings

On Finding Allies In Fictional Authors

Writing from the perspective of a made-up author can add the extra distance needed for an honest, critical outlook on society.

The Mysterious Case of the CIA's Man in Moscow

Alexander Ogorodnik was recruited in a Turkish bath in Bogotá, Colombia. Then, he was summoned back to Moscow.

Murder Isn't Funny. But Gallows Humor Is!

"In real life, [murder is] devastating....What is funny—in life and on the page—is how people cope with the savagery and finality of a senseless homicide."

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