June 19, 2015

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

A trash-culture icon, Napoleonic cosplay, and what, exactly, is euchre?

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June 16, 2015

All That Glitters

By Miles Klee

During the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, “Soapy” Smith made a fortune taking advantage of would-be millionaires. A hundred years later, the aspirational rich are still the easiest targets.

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June 11, 2015

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

George Washington goes all-natural, Amelia Earhart makes an on-screen appearance, and two early meteorologists battle for supremacy.

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June 10, 2015

Glossary: Philanthropy

By Leopold Froehlich

From agape to zakat, philanthropic words and their definitions.

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June 09, 2015

Confidence Codes

By Nina Martyris

Scam artists from South Asia and Africa have been known for years by their colonial penal-code numbers.

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June 05, 2015

The Rest Is History

By Michelle Legro

A Bronze Age teenager hits the road, a magazine catalogs London’s prostitutes, and every character in Charles Dickens’ world gets a television show.

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May 29, 2015

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

A CIA agent files his expense reports, Napoleon reconsiders his marriage options, and Ken Burns tears up the dance floor.

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May 22, 2015

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

Two missing engravings leave everyone a suspect, the allure of the masculine astronaut, and the house that built Gatsby is for sale.

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May 21, 2015

By Reason of Insanity

By Alexis Coe

The first successful use of the insanity plea was a high-profile murder trial that riveted antebellum America.

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