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The Investigation Truman Capote Started, But Never Finished, on Russian Socialites

The Investigation Truman Capote Started, But Never Finished, on Russian Socialites

Sophia Leonard on a Draft that Never Saw the Light of Day

By Sophia Leonard | February 7, 2020

How Detective Fiction Took Hold of Los Angeles

How Detective Fiction Took Hold of Los Angeles

Sam Wasson on the Creation of a City's Mythology

By Sam Wasson | February 7, 2020

Searching for Queerness in the Corners of History

Searching for Queerness in the Corners of History

On Jenn Shapland and "Hunting Lesbians"

By Catie Disabato | February 7, 2020

How Nazism's Rise in Europe Spurred Anti-Semitic Movements in the US

How Nazism's Rise in Europe Spurred Anti-Semitic Movements in the US

On the Growing Tide of Racial Animosity in 1930s Los Angeles

By Donna Rifkind | February 7, 2020

Some Very Doable Steps Toward a Plant-Based Kitchen

Some Very Doable Steps Toward a Plant-Based Kitchen

Tips for Batch Cooking, Meat Alternatives, and More

By Nil Zacharias and Gene Stone | February 7, 2020

Day Four at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: The Polish Problem

Day Four at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: The Polish Problem

Diana Preston's Day-By-Day Account of the Historic Summit, 75 Years Later

By Diana Preston | February 7, 2020

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By Corinne Segal | February 6, 2020

Even the Founding Fathers Couldn't Envision a President Like Trump

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Liesl Schillinger on Alexander Hamilton, Alexis de Tocqueville, and the Power of the Presidency

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Day Three at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: 'The Whole Palace Was Bugged!'

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When We Call a Book Cinematic, What Do We Really Mean?

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Sarah Kozloff on the Cross-Pollination of Art Forms

By Sarah Kozloff | February 6, 2020

Sylvia Ann Hewlett on #MeToo in the Corporate World

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How Does Focusing on the Self Affect a Woman's Sex Life?

How Does Focusing on the Self Affect a Woman's Sex Life?

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Lawrence of Arabia Understood the Middle East Better Than Many Modern Leaders

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