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    Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy Theories

    On the "toxic Puritan cycle" that causes ordinary people to either embrace outlandish ideas or pathologize those who do

    March 15, 2024  By Maggie Thrash
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    Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

    Backstreet abortions and a journalist's quest form the backbone of this powerful debut novel.

    March 14, 2024  By Peter Handel
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    The Women Codebreakers Who Uncovered Some of the Cold War's Most Notorious Spies

    "No one could know. In order to be effective, Venona needed to remain secret"

    March 8, 2024  By Katherine Reay
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    Death Wishes, Malingering Manuals, and Other Bizarre Propaganda Games That Actually Worked During WWII

    Folded inside rolling paper packets, German soldiers found intricate guides to simulating illness. But why?

    March 7, 2024  By Peter Pomerantsev
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    Edgar Allan Poe's Bid to Become a Real-Life Crime Solver

    Having created a popular fictional detective, Poe set out to apply his theories of reason to the day's biggest mysteries.

    March 5, 2024  By Alex Hortis
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    The Many Real Life Deaths Surrounding The "Star Wars" Defense Initiative

    Lisa Black on Reagan's elaborate defense system and the string of mysterious deaths found deep within its murky history

    March 1, 2024  By Lisa Black
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    Death Crowns: A Macabre Part of Death Folklore

    Keith Roysdon on the mystery surrounding a sign of death often reported in Appalachian lore.

    February 16, 2024  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Attempted Assassination of Charlie Chaplin

    A group of young Naval officers wanted to force Japan into a war with America. Their plan: kill Hollywood's biggest star.

    February 13, 2024  By Ronald Drabkin
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    The Gangsters and the Star

    Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen were supposed to run Hollywood crime together. Instead, they chased the same legendary actress.

    February 13, 2024  By Casey Sherman
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    The 1931 Murder That Foretold a New Era of Crime and Corruption in New York City

    Prohibition had brought about a new kind of gangster. And new kinds of violence.

    February 7, 2024  By Michael Wolraich
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