The Discovery of Merlin
June 3, 2020
Anne Lawrence-Mathers— Merlin the Magician, like his name, was a creation of the twelfth century. This is no attempt to deny the existence of earlier Welsh sources, but Myrddin the… READ MORE
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Did Houdini Really Die after Being Sucker Punched?
March 11, 2020
Adam Begley— When I tell someone I’ve written a book about Harry Houdini for the Yale Jewish Lives series, usually the first thing they say is, “I didn’t know Houdini was Jewish.”… READ MORE
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