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Once upon a time there was an expert. And then he fell from grace.
Killer Queens
Lapham's Quarterly
When women ran the empire—and their history was preserved by men.
The Underclass Origins of the Little Black Dress
The Atlantic
The upper classes once imposed the fashion staple on their servants—then they stole it back from them.
What would "zero tolerance" really look like?
Nature's fury, or human nature?
The ghosts of Baltimore
Salon
How plunder, violence and intimidation built a great American city.