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The Wild Weird World of American Roadside Attractions

The Wild Weird World of American Roadside Attractions

From "Real" Mermaids in Florida to the World's Largest Ball of Twine

By Richard Ratay | July 3, 2018

Inside the Billion-Dollar Business of Detaining Immigrants

Inside the Billion-Dollar Business of Detaining Immigrants

Eileen Truax Visits the Eloy Detention Center

By Eileen Truax | July 2, 2018

Trespassing at Ernest Hemingway's House

Trespassing at Ernest Hemingway's House

On the Road to Last Call in Ketchum, Idaho

By Dave Seminara | July 2, 2018

Will a Woman Writer Win Italy's Strega Prize This Year?

Will a Woman Writer Win Italy's Strega Prize This Year?

Since First Awarded in 1947, Only 10 Women Have Won It

By Jeanne Bonner | July 2, 2018

Life on a Moving Skyscraper, Crossing the Great Lakes

Life on a Moving Skyscraper, Crossing the Great Lakes

"Time on the water makes people a little kooky."

By Porter Fox | July 2, 2018

The Philosophy of Romantic Comedy

The Philosophy of Romantic Comedy

From His Girl Friday to Set it Up, Rom-Com is a Language We All Speak

By Eric Thurm | June 29, 2018

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"Everybody Else was Paying Their Dues, and it was Time I Went Home and Paid Mine"

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