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The Backstory: How Do You Kidnap a Race Horse?
Nothing like the Kentucky Derby... even if you’re not a dedicated thoroughbred race fan. Those animals are exquisite bundles of pure muscle. So... im…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Backstory: The Great Gatsby Was a Total Failure!
How does a book start out as a complete failure only to suddenly be celebrated as one of the great American novels, decades later? And what was its h…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Backstory: Why Do We Love Dog Movie Stars?
Nothing makes us melt like a great story about a kid and a dog. Lassie was a megastar in the 1950s, watching over her 7-year-old boy Timmy...but was …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Blueprint For a Serial Killer
One of America’s most prolific female serial killers was Aileen Wuornos. She admitted to killing at least seven men before she was executed in 2002. …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: The Glamorous Ghost of Mar-a-Lago
Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s long-time property in Palm Beach, gets a lot of press these days. But it’s an architectural marvel. The thing is, its p…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Murder in the golden age of Hollywood
The murder of movie star Lana Turner’s mobster boyfriend by her 14-year-old daughter was the biggest story in Hollywood in the late 1950s. But did yo…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Test tube holds Thomas Edison’s dying breath
Two of the most famous inventors of the late 19th and early 20th century were Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. They were great friends and shared a stro…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Millions gazed at Lincoln's decomposing face
Hard to imagine loving a politician so much that a third of the entire U.S. populace shows up to watch his funeral train go by and millions file past…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: The Superfreak Behind Superfreak
44 years ago this month, the song Superfreak was released by funk legend Rick James. But success didn’t sit well with him .. eventually leading to pr…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Abraham Lincoln dreams of his own murder
April 15th will be the 160th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was noted for having a personality that was a unique combination…
1 year, 2 months ago