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Paul Collins
Paul Collins teaches creative writing at Portland State University, and his latest book is The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars. Follow him on Twitter.
Articles By Paul Collins
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The Original War on Christmas
The short, glorious history of the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving.
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The Silent Killer
Hybrids are so quiet that pedestrians never hear them coming. Now automakers are racing to make the car of the future sound like the gas guzzlers of old.
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Ruffians, Pickpockets, and Jewel Fences
What was crime-fighting actually like in Sherlock Holmes-era London?
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The Postman Rings Every So Often
The end of Saturday mail is coming—and Friday mail might be next.
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That’s Rich
The chancellor of UC-Davis is a bona fide 1-percenter. When did executive pay at public universities get so high?
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Do You Know What James K. Polk Looks Like?
It would be disturbingly easy to fake America’s $1 coins. Why isn’t the government doing more to prevent it from happening?
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Ghost Ship
In 1872, the crew of the Mary Celeste disappeared without a trace. Her story only got weirder from there.
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You Say It's Your Birthday
Does the infamous "Happy Birthday to You" copyright hold up to scrutiny?
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How To Get Ahead in Tabloid Journalism
Murdoch's minions have nothing on the journalists of 1897.
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