The dognapping of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's dog Flush in 1846, and how she negotiated for his safe return just before secretly eloping with Robert Browning ~humanities.history Article 7508 words 8 votes
The Christmas Eve plot to blow up Napoleon ~humanities.history Article 1330 words, published Dec 20 2019 7 votes
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Southern Baptists to confront sexual abuse and role of women in the church religion Article 984 words 4 votes
‘Deep Sleep’: How an amateur porno set off a massive Federal witch hunt ~humanities.history Article 8013 words 13 votes
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The Metropolitan Museum will return prized gilded coffin after learning it was stolen archaeology Article 600 words 5 votes
The big squeeze: Sicily’s mafia sprang from the growing global market for lemons – a tale with sour parallels for consumers today ~humanities.history Article 2173 words, published Sep 5 2018 8 votes
How two thieves stole thousands of prints from university libraries ~humanities.history Article 1522 words, published Aug 24 2018 5 votes
After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus ~humanities.history Article 652 words 27 votes
Basil Banghart, an incredibly interesting American criminal, burglar and prison escape artist ~humanities.history Article 4 votes
Archbishop Philip Wilson’s closest bishop colleagues have advised him to resign following his jail sentence on Tuesday religion Article 4 votes
South Australia to compel priests to report abuse revealed in confession religion Article 279 words 5 votes
Attorney-General backs laws forcing Australian priests to break confession over child abuse religion Article 4 votes
Chasing the Pearl of Lao Tzu — A tale of ancient philosophers, alien abductions, murder-for-hire and how the world’s largest pearl came to be the centerpiece of an 80-year-old hoax ~humanities.history Article 8257 words 3 votes
Ninety-eight years of mail fraud - How the postal letter became a tool for ingenious criminality ~humanities.history Article 2038 words 4 votes