Author Tiddy Smith Discusses Police Misconduct in Durham

By Tiddy Smith | March 8, 2023

The city of Durham in North Carolina had a serious problem with police misconduct at the beginning of the 21st century. The most famous example was the so-called “Duke Lacrosse” case, which gained worldwide attention. In this case, a young Black woman accused three Duke University students, lacrosse players, of having committed a brutal, racially-motivated […]

Author and Artist Punch Stanimirovic

By Michael Cordova | March 3, 2023

The artist known as Punch first gained fame as the world’s greatest safe cracker who could punch open a safe in under sixteen seconds. He was also a master forger, vandal “aerosol artist” whose legendary street art inspired Sean Sullivan, aka Layercakeny, and the youngest and highest-ranking member of what the FBI first termed the […]

A Fatal Owl Attack Has At Least One Historical Precedent, Says Author Tiddy Smith

By Tiddy Smith | March 1, 2023

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