Bob Stoldal woke up one night and couldn’t understand what he was seeing. There, on his television, was Bullitt, a crime drama starring Steve McQueen that remains memorable for having one of the best ...

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Martin Laurello performs his signature trick in the 1920s. / George Rinhart/Getty Images (Laurello), Jasmin Merdan/Moment/Getty Images (background) Osteopathic conventions are not exactly hotbeds of ...

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John Winter Jones was a 19th-century English librarian and antiquarian, best known during his lifetime for being principal librarian of London’s British Museum. In addition to his work ...

Simon Read is an award-winning journalist and author. His most recent histories include The Iron Sea: How the Allies Hunted and Destroyed Hitler’s Warships; Winston Churchill Reporting ...