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History Lessons

  1. fact vs. fiction
    The Fact and Fiction of Griselda’s Violent ReignHow does the real-life Griselda Blanco measure up to Netflix’s latest installment in the Narcos cinematic universe?
    By Kathleen Walsh
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    The Fact and Fiction of Queen Charlotte’s Royal RomanceThe Bridgerton prequel is a love story, not a history lesson, but the bond between Charlotte and George was very real.
    By Alice Burton
  3. perry mason
    The Real Los Angeles History Behind Perry Mason, Season TwoFrom scandalous murders to wild parties, these are the events that inspired the sophomore season of HBO’s legal drama.
    By Whitney Friedlander
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    How Winning Time’s Characters Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsThe fourth-wall-breaking basketball series from Adam McKay added a few changes to the real story of the Los Angeles Lakers.
    By Alejandra Gularte
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    How Impeachment’s Characters Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsThe historical figures behind American Crime Story’s latest yarn, from household names to those forgotten even by people who lived through the ’90s.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    Everything You Need to Know About the Heiress Who Inspired a Taylor Swift SongSwift purchased Rebekah Harkness’s infamous Rhode Island mansion in 2013.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Spike Lee Debuts Short Film Connecting George Floyd and Do the Right Thing“This is history again and again and again …”
    By Zoe Haylock
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    How Mrs. America’s Characters Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsThe series about the 1970s ERA ratification effort doesn’t need to digress from history for the sake of a good story — but it still occasionally does.
    By Sarene Leeds
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    The True Hollywood Stories Behind Hollywood’s Alternate HistorySeparating fact from fabrication in Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series, which deliberately skews Tinseltown’s past in ways both big and small.
    By Kristin Hunt
  10. trailer mix
    I Am Agog at the Stunning Re-creation of 1819 Massacre in the Peterloo TrailerDown with the Corn Laws!
    By Nate Jones
  11. posters
    I’m Sorry, But the Posters for Mary Queen of Scots Have the Wrong TaglinesLet’s talk 16th-century monarchs.
    By Nate Jones
  12. history lessons
    See How American Crime Story: Versace Actors Compare to Real-life CounterpartsPenélope Cruz as Donatella Versace? Already iconic.
    By Devon Ivie
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    See How Feud’s Actors Compare to Their Real-life CounterpartsSusan Sarandon as Bette Davis! Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford!
    By Devon Ivie
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    See How the Actors on Victoria Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsWho knew the British monarchy could be so dramatic?
    By Devon Ivie
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    See How the Actors on The Crown Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsGet your facts straight.
    By Chloe Anello
  16. history lessons
    Ava DuVernay’s 13th Shows Trump’s RacismIt’s a particularly effective piece of agitprop.
    By E. Alex Jung and Jada Yuan
  17. pranks
    Trump Falls Into Gawker Trap, Retweets MussoliniYou can’t make this stuff up, but you can make it happen.
    By Chas Danner
  18. history lessons
    European Queens Waged More Wars Than KingsAccording to an analysis spanning six centuries of women born into power.
    By Tanya Basu
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    Did Hillary Clinton Channel Dixie’s View of Reconstruction?It was likely an innocent mistake, but she did seem to say she wished Lincoln had survived to cancel Reconstruction.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Netanyahu Admits Holocaust Was Hitler’s IdeaThe Israeli prime minister had been widely condemned for suggesting the Final Solution was a Palestinian idea.
    By Chas Danner
  21. History Lessons
    Michigan Teacher Gave Fifth-Grade History Class Non-Alcoholic BeerBecause colonial-era Americans drank it.
    By Hugh Merwin
  22. History Lessons
    Beverly Hills Bred Early L.A. Pop-UpAnd one of its first celebrity chefs, too.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Where Should Occupy Wall Street Head Next?Lessons from the Revolutionary War.
    By Noreen Malone
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    Chambers of Doom: Is This the Worst Congress Ever?How the accomplishments of the 112th Congress stack up against famously awful sessions of yore.
    By Chadwick Matlin
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    Rap: If It’s Not Scottish, It’s CrapA new theory claims that rap actually has its roots in medieval Scottish tradition. Don’t tell Kool Herc.
    By Jessica Coen
  26. History Lesson
    Bagels 101A new book uncovers the cultural history of the ‘modest bread.’
    By Daniel Maurer