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The Queen
: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
Josh Levin
2019
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The Savannah Bananas Bring Back a Negro Leagues Team
The organization best known for its dance numbers and trick plays is now reviving one of the most entertaining—and controversial—franchises in baseball history.
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Josh Levin
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The Atlantic
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May 7, 2026
Donald Trump Just Brought a Long-Sought Policy Goal Closer Than Ever
It all might have been different without one night in 1977. A scandal followed—and, five decades later, no one agrees on what happened.
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Josh Levin
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Slate
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December 23, 2025
Pizzastroika
In 1990, one of the great forgotten acts of American subterfuge unfolded. It involved Pizza Hut.
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Josh Levin
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Kelly Jones
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Slate
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November 13, 2025
The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis
A dark mystery shocked America in the early 1990s, from prime-time shows to Congress. It’s largely been forgotten. It shouldn’t be.
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Josh Levin
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Slate
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June 25, 2025
She Launched the Modern Antigay Movement in America. It Worked—Just Not as She Intended.
Anita Bryant’s legacy is not what she hoped—but her destructive message lives on.
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Josh Levin
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Slate
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January 11, 2025
The Real Story of Linda Taylor, America’s Original Welfare Queen
In the 1970s, Ronald Reagan villainized a Chicago woman for bilking the government. Her other sins were far worse.
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Josh Levin
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Slate
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December 19, 2013