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“Marie Antoinette” Series Portrays the Queen as a Feminist Icon, But Some Historians Disagree

The BBC series seems to provide a more modern view of the infamous monarch, but some have criticized this portrayal.

By Colin McEvoy

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How Pop Singer Rina Sawayama Got Cast in “John Wick: Chapter 4”

By Colin McEvoy

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Accident Lawsuit, Explained

By Colin McEvoy

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10 Things You Might Not Know about Brian Cox

By Colin McEvoy

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Who Is TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew?

By Tyler Piccotti

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Dolly Parton’s New Book: Inside Her Iconic Style

By Tyler Piccotti

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

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Keanu Reeves

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Cristiano Ronaldo

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David Koresh

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Crime

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The Siege at Waco: Firsthand Accounts of the Deadly Clash

Waco: American Apocalypse, a three-part Netflix docuseries, reexamines the incident involving David Koresh and the Branch Davidians during of the siege’s 30th anniversary.

By Colin McEvoy

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Ted Bundy Maybe Murdered Dozens More than We Knew

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The Murder of Bonny Lee Bakley

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A History of Alex Murdaugh and His Family

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Who Is Notorious Hollywood P.I. Anthony Pellicano?

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Idaho Murders: What Led Police to Bryan Kohberger

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The “Cocaine Bear” Drug Smuggler Was a Real Person

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Dee Dee Blanchard

The Story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Her Mother

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Jeffrey Dahmer's Life (and Death) in Prison

Culture

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The True Story of the Michael Jordan Film “Air”

By Colin McEvoy

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“The Mandalorian” Features Jar Jar Binks Actor

By Colin McEvoy

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Bill Watterson’s Career Since “Calvin and Hobbes”

By Colin McEvoy

Michael Jordan’s Two Requests for The Movie “Air”

By Colin McEvoy

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Sally Ride - Mini Biography

People You Should Know

Feminist Suffragist Parade 1912 Photo

The Women Behind the 19th Amendment

By Greg Timmons

5 Powerful and Influential Native American Women

5 Powerful and Influential Native American Women

By Sara Kettler

Cesar Chavez

15 Influential Hispanic Americans Who Made History

Marco Polo

10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Changed the World

By Caroline Redmond

georgia o'keeffe poses outdoors beside an easel with a canvas from her series, 'pelvis series red with yellow,' in albuquerque, new mexico, 1960

Georgia O'Keeffe and 5 Female Pioneers

Connections

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How Waco Inspired Timothy McVeigh’s OKC Bombing

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7 Musicians Who Are Connected to Bobby Caldwell

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Only Met Once

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How Biggie and Tupac Became Music's Biggest Rivals

Power & Politics

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Dianne Feinstein: 10 Issues She Has Worked On

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Every Candidate in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Race

Shirley Chisholm speaks at a podium at the Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach, Florida, July 1972.

Shirley Chisholm's Historic Run for President

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Sports

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Who Is NCAA Tournament Star Brandon Miller?

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Remembering Just Fontaine and His World Cup Record

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8 Times Brothers Have Faced Off in a Championship

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10 African American Pioneers in Sports

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Kate Hudson, 43, Swears By This Drugstore Mascara

stormy daniels smiles at the camera while standing in front of a white backdrop with red and green text, she is wearing purple eye makeup, black dangling earrings, and a purple low cut gown decorated with a purple sequin pattern, her blonde hair is curled with sections of black and pink dyed hair, a tattoo on her right arm is partially visible

Stormy Daniels

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10 Things You Might Not Know About Shohei Ohtani

Amanda Bynes

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Who is Kim Jong-un’s Daughter Kim Ju-ae?

willie nelson holding a guitar and standing in front of a microphone while smiling and stnading next to a smiling jimmy carter

8 Rock Musician Buddies of Jimmy Carter

PURDUE PHARMA, STAMFORD, CT, UNITED STATES - 2019/09/12: Artist and Activist Nan Goldin - Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a protest on September 12, 2019 outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, over their recent controversial opioid settlement. Participants dropped hundreds prescription bottles of OxyContin while holding tombstones with the names of opioids casualties and banners reading "Shame on Sackler" and "200 Dead Each Day". (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

How Nan Goldin Waged War Against Big Pharma

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The Story of President Ulysses S. Grant’s Arrest

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Jamie Lee Curtis’ Slump after “True Lies”

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Niall Horan's Under-$30 Eye Care Must-Haves

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Lance Reddick’s 10 Most Memorable Performances

john paul white speaking while accepting a grammy award, his is wearing a black suit jacket, white collard shirt, black bowtie and his hands are clasped together, in the background to this right are joy williams and taylor swift, the women are standing and embracing while looking toward white, williams holds a grammy award

Taylor Swift Has (Kind Of) Reunited The Civil Wars