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Las Vegas casinos could not identify him, catch him, or stop him. Over roughly eleven months, fourteen casinos lost a combined total estimated between four and six million dollars to a single blackjack player who operated without a verifiable name, a traceable identity, or any record of ever having been caught. After his final documented … Read more

Jack Pickford was the younger brother of Hollywood icon Mary Pickford, but while his sister became one of the most famous women in the world, his own life was marked by a series of tragedies from which he never recovered. Though he never achieved his sister’s level of fame, Jack’s life was no less dramatic. … Read more

Joan Jett has spent more than four decades as one of rock’s most recognizable figures, known for a fierce stage presence, a slashed-leather look, and anthems that defined a generation. But the public image of the unbreakable rebel has long obscured a far more difficult story. Behind the hits and the legend is a career … Read more

A textile historian digitizing a Victorian-era collection in October 2024 made a discovery that appears to have uncovered a sophisticated covert communication network used by Black women after the Civil War. Dr. Naomi Carter was cataloging a donation from a Richmond estate, which included a formal April 1878 studio portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Hartwell, a … Read more

Leif Garrett was one of the most recognizable faces of 1970s teen culture, carefully packaged by studio executives as a wholesome idol for a global audience. Behind that polished image, however, was a teenager struggling with severe pressure and self-medicating with drugs while the industry that profited from him offered no protection. Born Leif Per … Read more