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Black and white illustration of sailors in an open boat in a swell

William Dampier, Revered and Reviled

Distillations Article
A horse trotting. Photogravure after Eadweard Muybridge.

The Murderer Who Made Movies Possible

Distillations Podcast
A portrait of Niccolo Paganini on his deathbed.

Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius as Written by Our Genetic Code

Distillations Podcast
Cartoon of a pig in a courtroom

Kangaroo (and Pig and Monkey and Dog and Donkey) Courts

Distillations Podcast
Photo of woman exiting building surrounded by news cameras

Why Did Annie Dookhan Lie?

Distillations Article
Photo of Leo Alexander

Leo Alexander’s Unflinching Pursuit

Distillations Article
Woodcut of medieval printers at work

Would a Book Lie?

Distillations Article
Cartoon of grave robbers

The Anatomy Riot of 1788

Distillations Article
Tollund Man

Bodies in the Bog: The Lindow Mysteries

Distillations Article
Harry Gold photo illustration

Harry Gold: Spy in the Lab

Distillations Article
Portrait of Dorothy Sayers, progenitor of forensic-based crime fiction. (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Forensic Chemistry in Golden-Age Detective Fiction: Dorothy L. Sayers and the CSI Effect

Distillations Article
1948 margarine advertisement

Butter-in-Law

Distillations Article

Return to the Scene

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