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Mark Hay

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The Vanishing Hitchhiker Legend Is an Ancient Tale That Keeps Evolving

The classic creepy story—a driver offers a lift to a stranger who is not of this world—has deep roots and a long reach.

by Mark Hay via Atlas Obscura on October 10, 2024
In 1930s New York, the Mayor Took on the Mafia by Banning Artichokes

Gangs and mafiosos have a long history with food crime.

by Mark Hay via Atlas Obscura on January 17, 2020
What Trump Could Learn from America's Long History of Sex Scandals

Too bad Trump isn't a student of history.

by Mark Hay via Vice on March 26, 2018
Marijuana's Early History in the United States

Smokeable pot's proliferation in North America involves the Mexican Revolution, the transatlantic slave trade, and Prohibition.

by Barney Warf, Mark Hay via Vice on March 31, 2015

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