Essay Affairs of State By William Rosen How the improbable marriage of an actress, courtesan, and daughter of an animal trainer to a Byzantine emperor dramatically changed the course of European history. More
Preamble Crime Scenes By Lewis H. Lapham The American fondness for the dressing up of crime in the costumes of romance is an amusement priced at too high a cost. More
Essay Murder in Black & White By Nathaniel Rich A history of film noir, America’s cinematic take on life on the bottom. More
Essay Hostile Takeovers By Matthew Power Are the values espoused by Somali pirates so very different from those upon which America was founded? More
Voices In Time 1870 | San Francisco Giving the Devil His Due We have contemplated with considerable satisfaction the various attempts to take human life during the present week.More
Voices In Time 1832 | Prairie du Chien Lie, Cheat, and Steal The white men do not scalp the head, they do worse—they poison the heart.More
Voices In Time 1908 | London The Senior Practitioner Rudyard Kipling gives a pep talk to med school students.More
