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Marlon James

How Marlon James Reimagined African Folklore to Craft His Intoxicating New Fantasy Novel

"Literature should be sensual and endlessly sensory," says Man Booker Prize–winning novelist Marlon James. "I like books that make me feel like I’m emerging from a fever."
By Aaron Hicklin
A newly rediscovered photo from the National Archives is believed to picture Amelia Earhart and be the first substantial proof that she survived crashing in the Pacific.

Long-Lost National Archives Photo Revives Amelia Earhart Mystery

A newly discovered photograph may prove that not only did Earhart survive a crash, but she have been carried far from her original flight path and landed in Japanese custody.
By Alanna Martinez
Two disc brooches.

Experts Can’t Explain the Mysterious Objects in This 1,000-Year-Old Viking Hoard

In 2014 a metal detectorist discovered "the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland."
By Alanna Martinez
Aerial view of the Spider (46 meters long) at Nazca Lines, some 435 km south of Lima, Peru on December 11, 2014. Geoglyphs can be seen only from atop the surrounding foothills or from aircrafts. The purpose of the Nazca lines remains unclear, according some scientists the Nazca people created them to be seen by their gods in the sky. The area of the Nazca Lines cover nearly 500 km2.

Satellite Images May Have Solved the Mystery of Peru’s Nazca Lines

By Alanna Martinez
Virginia Dare (1587-?). First child born in North America of English parents, b. Roanoke Island, Virginia colony (now North Carolina). She was the granddaughter of the colony's governor, John White. The colony and its inhabitants vanished mysteriously and became known as the 'Lost Colony.'

Debate Over a Gold Ring Revives the Lost Colony of Roanoke Mystery

By Alanna Martinez
Jimmy Hoffa (Getty Images)

Update Your Calendars: Jimmy Hoffa Still Missing, Still Dead

By Steve Huff
Jimmy Hoffa (Wikimedia)

Police Search for Jimmy Hoffa Under Roseville, Mich., Driveway

By Steve Huff
Robert Wagner and late wife Natalie Wood (Getty Images)

Natalie Wood’s Cause of Death Changed from Accidental to ‘Undetermined’

By Steve Huff

Is Drake Lying About Owning a Manhattan Lawyer’s Stolen Watch?

By Foster Kamer
One57

Mystery Buyer Pays More Than $90 Million for Penthouse at One57

By Steve Huff
Not exactly related, yet appropriate.

The Toms River Horror: New Jersey Family Flees “Haunted” House

By Steve Huff
A little less of this hanging around!

Case of Missing Utah Woman Susan Powell Takes Explosive Turn

By Steve Huff
A little less of this hanging around!

Body Found on Queen’s Estate Identified as Missing Teen

By Steve Huff
Ms. Raju (left), on the train

Hermon Raju, Ms. Metro-North, Gets Media Train-ing

By Daniel D'Addario

Nikki Finke’s Five A.M. ‘Reality’ Check

By Daniel D'Addario

The Mystery of Rosa Luxemburg’s Corpse

By Emily Witt

Natalie Portman’s Secret Film

By Daniel D'Addario

Spoiler Alert! Agatha Christie's Kin at War With Wiki

By Nate Freeman
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