At Teleport City, The Gutter‘s own Keith examines Ian Fleming’s historical and fictional lives in espionage. “There were many British celebrities who dabbled to some degree or other in intelligence work during the war: Fleming, of course, but also entertainer Noel Coward[,] occult fiction author Dennis Wheatley, even […]
Professional wrestler Mae Young has died. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cageside Seats and WWE.com have obituaries. WWE.com also has a tribute video. Conan O’Brien interviews Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah.
Hiroo Onoda has died. Onoda was the last soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army to surrender, after hiding in the Philippines forest until 1974. Asia News and The New York Times have obituaries.
A complete digital edition of Martin Luther King & The Montgomery Story (1956), the comic that inspired Rep. John Lewis to pursue nonviolence and social justice.
Jeanne Marie Laskas tells the story of an ATF agent who works undercover as a hitman. Hear an interview with her at NPR and read the story at GQ.
At Newsweek, Gogo Lidz profiles Betty Page and Mark Mori’s documentary about Page.
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