Monthly Archive

November 2012

Removing My Curse Robin Hemley on the power of curses, real and imagined.

The Hollywood Canteen The Hollywood Canteen sees movie stars contribute to the war effort in a personal fashion.

What Do You Call
An Irishman From Atlantic City? Boardwalk Empire and the rise and fall of the Irish-American mobster as politician.

First Ladies-in-Waiting Not all First Ladies are married to the President—the story of two Presidential nieces who shaped Washington social politics for years to come.

Silence Wins the Day On the brink of war, a stand-off between two would-be Prime Ministers changed the shape of world politics forever.

Spinners and Losers A BBC comedy series explores the gaffe-prone world of professional politics, onscreen and off.

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