The Dresden Job
When a rash of sensational museum robberies stunned Europe, police zeroed in on a fearsome crime family—and a flashy new generation of young outlaws.
When a rash of sensational museum robberies stunned Europe, police zeroed in on a fearsome crime family—and a flashy new generation of young outlaws.
Joshua Hammer GQ Aug 2021 25min Permalink
A renowned scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud.
Ariel Sabar The Atlantic May 2020 35min Permalink
Strangers want their past relationships witnessed, and other strangers come to Zagreb to witness them.
Leslie Jamison Virginia Quarterly Review Feb 2018 25min Permalink
A white friend admitted that she had never seen a single photo of a lynching. I was shocked, but not surprised. A lynching was a warning. She didn’t need to be warned.
Maurice Carlos Ruffin Oxford American Sep 2019 15min Permalink
The author recalls his time as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
David Berman The Baffler Dec 1994 15min Permalink
Is the Chinese government behind one of the boldest art-crime waves in history?
Alex W. Palmer GQ Aug 2018 20min Permalink
The history and meaning of taxidermy in American museums.
A visit to a Maine museum devoted to Bigfoot and other mythical creatures.
Martin Connelly The Morning News Mar 2013 10min Permalink