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A Letter by Van Gogh Discussing His Trips to Brothels Sold for $237,000

The letter was written while van Gogh and Gaugin were working in Arles in 1888, where they apparently made a number of trips to the local brothels together.
By Helen Holmes
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Of All the Insane Donald Trump Mail the Observer Receives, This Is the Insanest

Persistent Trump critic enlivens daily mail delivery with cuckoo cut-and-paste missives.
By Ken Kurson
Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network.

Rabbi Shmuley to Reverend Al: Stop Telling Black Churches to Support Iran Deal

You once told me that in our relationship, “Rabbi you have disagreed with me without being disagreeable.”
By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Sen. Charles Schumer.

An Open Letter to Senator Schumer

By The Editors
What's in the bag? (Getty)

Chinese Prisoner Sneaks S.O.S. in Saks Shopping Bag

By Anna Perfecto Canlas
A photo of the author. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Peck)

Photographer Terry Richardson’s Pervy Behavior and Phony Defense

By Jamie Peck
Bill de Blasio in Staten Island this morning.

De Blasio Receives Threatening Letter Ahead of Super Bowl

By Jill Colvin
Mayor Bloomberg. (Photo: Getty)

Bloomberg Says He’s More Worried About Lightning Strikes Than Ricin

By Colin Campbell

Grace Meng’s First Policy Letter Critiques Chuck Schumer’s Immigration Bill

By Jill Colvin

Hillary Clinton's Under-the-Radar Letter Writing Campaign

By Colin Campbell

Bloomberg: Ex-Goldman Employee Shouldn’t Dis Company

By Colin Campbell
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