Sometimes, you just have to escape the news cycle and what better indulgence than True Crime? Today we’re taking a deep dive into New York City’s most ruthless 20th century gang, Brooklyn’s own Murder, Incorporated, and how a band of sadistic killers turned on each other and destroyed the mob.
Read MoreOn the 30th Anniversary of the Martin Scorcese classic, New York Times film critic Glenn Kenny indulges his inner hit man and talks about the famous scenes, camera shots, improvs, and back lot relationships that went into the making of the greatest mob movie ever.
Read MoreFor 20 years reporter Steven Dudley’s beat was gangland Central America. Here he tells the real story of MS-13: a vicious criminal organization that also serves as a surrogate family for people whose lives were destroyed by US foreign policy.
Read MoreAudiobooks are the fastest growing segment in book publishing yet we know little about the actors who perform them. Narrator of the Year Tavia Gilbert, the voice behind over 650 audiobooks, reveals all the tricks of the trade…even how you can get into it.
Read MoreConsider the cruel irony of being ordered to shelter at home when you don’t know if you’ll have a home. Housing advocate Alisa Magnotta reveals the impossible dilemma faced by thousands of working, middle income Cape Cod families and how the Housing Assistance Corporation is geared up to help .
Read MoreNicholas Delbanco, eminent professor of writing and himself the author of 30 books, talks about the craft of creative writing. But can it actually be taught? Are MFA programs worthwhile? Why does he invite students to imitate the works of great writers and what distinguishes that from plagiarism?
Read MoreIn its crusade to overturn Roe v. Wade, the right-to-lifers say they’re protecting women from the harmful effects of abortion. But the groundbreaking Turnaway Study proves that women who received abortions were better off by almost every measure than women who were refused one.
Read MoreDonald Trump learned everything he knew about “winning at any cost” from his mentor Roy Cohn who was in turn the protege of Senator Joe McCarthy. In his new book, bestselling author Larry Tye talks about the long shameful shadow cast by the most destructive bully in American history.
Read MoreFrom the condescending attitudes of younger people to the indifference of doctors; from how human societies dispose of dead bodies to dealing with the deaths of our beloved animal companions; we’re taking a deep dive today into that part of life from which early death is the only escape.
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