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The Men Behind the Pipe: The 5 Best Sherlock Holmes Portrayals in History

March 04, 2014

We celebrate the great detective’s literary debut 127 years ago today with an overview of some of the most riveting actors to ever claim it was "elementary."

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.