• History

    The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

    An early fascination with Edgar Allan Poe coursed through his work as a wartime cartographer and later, a provocative screenwriter.

    September 29, 2022  By Scott Adlerberg
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    How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

    A Tortured History in the Valley of Shadows

    September 27, 2022  By Rudy Ruiz
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    Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"

    Olivia Rutigliano close-reads the classic tale of family, blackmail, and Australia

    September 22, 2022  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    How Leopold and Loeb Ended up with the Country's Most Famous Lawyer

    The nation's fascination with the young killers extended to Clarence Darrow, who had his own peculiar views on criminality.

    September 22, 2022  By Greg King and Penny Wilson
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    Goodbye Brooklyn: Streets of No Return

    Michael Gonzales on the borough—and the community—that shaped his life and art.

    September 16, 2022  By Michael Gonzales
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    The Dark History of Willowbrook State School

    "Willowbrook was overcrowded, underfunded, and understaffed to such a degree that residents rarely received even basic care..."

    September 16, 2022  By Ellen Marie Wiseman
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    Joe Pompeo on the Murders That Gave Rise to the New York Tabloids and Modern True Crime

    A new book sheds new light on one of the Jazz Age's most scandalous murder investigations.

    September 14, 2022  By Kevin Canfield
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    The Murder of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills: New Jersey's Original "Crime of the Century"

    He was a prominent minister. She sang in the choir. Their deaths became a national sensation.

    September 13, 2022  By Joe Pompeo
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    Dinner on the Terrace with Himmler

    In the long lead-up to WWII, Britain's elite tried cultivating a social relationship with Nazi leadership.

    September 8, 2022  By Charles Spicer
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    The Rise of a Mafia Godmother

    When Pupetta Maresca was eighteen and pregnant, she avenged her husband's killing. That was only the beginning of her mafia journey.

    September 8, 2022  By Barbie Latza Nadeau
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