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Peter Rachman: The Notorious Slumlord of Notting Hill
Peter Rachman, a name that became synonymous with unscrupulous landlordism in mid-20th century London, built an infamous empire in the...


Chrese Evans: How Stalin's Granddaughter Became a Tattooed Buddhist Antique Dealer in Portland
She's tattooed, Buddhist, and runs an antique shop in Portland, Oregon. Chrese Evans is Joseph Stalin's granddaughter and she couldn't be more different. Here's her remarkable story.


Eddie Mannix: Old Hollywood's Notorious Fixer
Eddie Mannix spent nearly forty years making MGM's problems disappear. Pregnancies, deaths, drunk driving, morals charges, none of it was too big for him to smooth over, bury or spin into something the studio could live with. He was also, by the accounts of at least one woman who knew him personally, capable of beating someone half to death and simply walking away from it. Both things are true about the same man, and understanding Hollywood's studio era means understanding ho
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