Caroline Howe
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How the summer of 1982 changed cinema forever: From ET to Conan
A new book details the epic impact of six films released during the summer of 1982.
Meet 'The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum:' America's first gangster
They were branded the “Jewish Mafia,” or the “Kosher Nostra” — four violent street-tough Jews with lots of criminal smarts who dominated tabloid headlines and the Wanted posters that festooned...
Ahead of Shark Week 2024: A must-read on the history of the underwater predator
A new book describes out fascination with sharks.
Why Lyme Disease remains as dangerous, mysterious and hard to detect as ever
Surging case loads and warmer winters have made Lyme Disease worse than ever.
From 'American Family' to 'The Apprentice': A history of reality TV
It’s 1956, the Golden Age of television, with feel-good shows like "I Love Lucy," "December Bride," "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "To Tell the Truth." And then a Debby Downer...
How Yuppies changed culture forever
A new book details the rise and continued relevance of Yuppies.
How Ronda Rousey conquered UFC
Rousey was born near death, and has been fighting her way through life ever since.
How one woman never gave up on finding the killers who raped and murdered her mother
The new book "Rabbit Heart" explores the decades-long effort for a daughter to find her mother's killers.
Inside the glamorous life and tragic death of Warhol-muse Candy Darling: 'Beauty queen who didn’t belong'
Fifty years after her death at 29, Candy Darling – born Jimmy Slattery, of Massapequa, Long Island – is finally getting the star billing the Andy Warhol underground film star...
Herbalife, Amway and Mary Kay: How multi-level marketing 'pyramid schemes' are bankrupting America
A new book details the multi-billion dollar multi-level marketing industry in America.
How cars changed the lives of American women
From classic muscle cars to electric vehicles, the car has helped define the modern woman since its invention in the 1880s.
Behind the scenes of The Village Voice
A new books details all of the daring and drama of the legendary Village Voice newspaper.
How one sister survived horrific abuse – and the other helped her survive prison
Horton blames the trial judge and the judicial system — that she asserts, “criminalizes survivors” — of her sister’s initial sentence.
Comic Jimmy Failla's 'Cancel Culture' guide is a must-read
The Fox News' radio and television personality has written a recipe for surviving woke-world.
Harrowing tale of young American woman who knocked on the door of ISIS revealed in new book
A new book describes the harrowing tale of a young American woman who went to live in the Islamic State
The dark past behind the Anheuser-Busch family
Life should have been as royal as the family’s famous advertising slogan, “Budweiser, the King of Beers” for William K. “Billy” Busch, born in 1959.
The original audience reaction to 'The Exorcist' was a horror movie in itself
William Friedkin's iconic film tells the story of a preteen girl possessed by the devil.
'No tobacco or caffeine': This junkie's drug was art — and he stole close to $2B worth
Stéphane Breitwieser stole some 239 works of art with an estimated value of $2 billion from as many as 200 museums all over Europe.
If the Kennedy summer compound walls could talk
“It is the heart of the Kennedy Compound suspended somewhere between the past and the present,” writes Kate Storey.
Why the Titanic may have been cursed even before it set sail
Even before the Titanic sailed out of Southhampton on April 14, 1921, the luxury ocean liner appeared to be jinxed.