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Little Lindy is Kidnapped: How the Media Covered the Crime of the Century

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The Ruthless Rise and Fall of Paramount Pictures During Hollywood’s Golden Age

The venerable movie studio once defined the industry's zeal for consolidation, pioneering vertical integration and serving as the model for its major rivals.

by Thomas Doherty via The Hollywood Reporter on February 29, 2024

Eugene V. Debs in prison garb holds bouquet of flowers and is flanked by political supporters.

The Presidential Campaign of Convict 9653

Can you run for president from a prison cell? One man did in the 1920 election and got almost a million votes.

by Thomas Doherty via The Conversation on April 18, 2023

Father Coughlin gives a radio broadcast.

The Late ’30s Deplatforming of Father Coughlin

Then as now, not many people were willing to raise their own voices to defend the speech of a vulgarian spewing hate over a mass medium.

by Thomas Doherty via Slate on January 21, 2021

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