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From Theodor Geisel To Dr. Seuss, The Forgotten History Of Everyone’s Favorite Children’s Author

While we know Dr. Seuss best for his tongue twisters and whimsical characters, the famed children's author actually got his start by drawing some rather controversial ads.

By Daniel Rennie Jun 5, 2018

From Theodor Geisel To Dr. Seuss, The Forgotten History Of Everyone’s Favorite Children’s Author

While we know Dr. Seuss best for his tongue twisters and whimsical characters, the famed children's author actually got his start by drawing some rather controversial ads.

By Daniel Rennie June 5, 2018

Eating Kids As A Solution To Food Shortages: Why One Famous Writer Once Proposed It In “A Modest Proposal”

After several attempts to instigate policies with parliament, Irish writer Jonathan Swift channeled his ire into A Modest Proposal, a satirical pamphlet that posited child-eating as the only viable solution to the country's famine.

By Aimee Lamoureux May 15, 2018

Eating Kids As A Solution To Food Shortages: Why One Famous Writer Once Proposed It In “A Modest Proposal”

By Aimee Lamoureux May 15, 2018

Zora Neale Hurston’s Interviews With Cudjo Lewis Set To Be Published After 80 Years

Her book chronicles the life of Cudjo Lewis, the last surviving slave from the last slave ship to bring Africans to the United States.

By Katie Serena May 4, 2018

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Zora Neale Hurston’s Interviews With Cudjo Lewis Set To Be Published After 80 Years

Her book chronicles the life of Cudjo Lewis, the last surviving slave from the last slave ship to bring Africans to the United States.

By Katie Serena May 4, 2018

Behind The Pages Of “Out of Africa” And Karen Blixen’s Life In Kenya

As an author, Karen Blixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in literature.

By Aimee Lamoureux Apr 24, 2018

Behind The Pages Of “Out of Africa” And Karen Blixen’s Life In Kenya

As an author, Karen Blixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in literature.

By Aimee Lamoureux April 24, 2018

Meet Kathryn Harrison — The Woman Who Literally Wrote The Book On Incest

Kathryn Harrison's books detail a tumultuous incestuous relationship with her father that lasted for four long years.

By Katie Serena Apr 10, 2018

Meet Kathryn Harrison — The Woman Who Literally Wrote The Book On Incest

Kathryn Harrison's books detail a tumultuous incestuous relationship with her father that lasted for four long years.

By Katie Serena April 10, 2018

Meet The Killer Surgeon Who Inspired Hannibal Lecter’s Character

Alfredo Balli Trevino was a well spoken, inquisitive, sleek, psychologically complicated surgeon convicted of a brutal murder. Remind you of anyone?

By Kara Goldfarb Mar 20, 2018

Meet The Killer Surgeon Who Inspired Hannibal Lecter’s Character

Alfredo Balli Trevino was a well spoken, inquisitive, sleek, psychologically complicated surgeon convicted of a brutal murder. Remind you of anyone?

By Kara Goldfarb March 20, 2018

Otto Rahn And The Nazi Crusade For The Holy Grail

Otto Rahn was an openly gay and liberal-leaning historian in search of the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, was a big fan of his work.

By Andrew Milne Mar 7, 2018

Otto Rahn And The Nazi Crusade For The Holy Grail

Otto Rahn was an openly gay and liberal-leaning historian in search of the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, was a big fan of his work.

By Andrew Milne March 7, 2018

Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her

Annie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a book that dealt with birth control only catapulted her fame.

By Kara Goldfarb Mar 2, 2018

Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her

Annie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a book that dealt with birth control only catapulted her fame.

By Kara Goldfarb March 2, 2018

How John Callahan Turned His Paralysis Into Politically Incorrect Art

After John Callahan was paralyzed following a drunken car crash, he learned to draw cartoons with both hands, went to rehab, and had is politically incorrect cartoons published in dozens of magazines and newspapers.

By Kara Goldfarb Feb 22, 2018