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Split image showing two gloved hands gripping stacks of hundred-dollar bills. The left side, in sepia tones, features muddy gloves suggesting early 20th-century medical practice. The right side, in muted blue tones, shows a modern surgical glove stained with dried blood. The filtered effect softens the image while evoking a shared legacy of corruption in medicine.
Contributors

Bad Medicine (and More)

May 9, 2025 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Tales of mortal misuse of authority, medical and otherwise.  [more…]

A wide-eyed baby sits in a vintage stroller, reaching for a baby bottle filled with buggy, spoiled milk — a darkly humorous nod to unsafe dairy in history.
Food and Drink

Formula for Disaster

April 21, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

When shady dairies put profits over babies, America paid the price. How a 19th-century milk scandal killed 8,000 children and sparked food safety laws. [more…]

Close-up of the “Crying Indian” from the iconic 1971 anti-littering PSA, with a single tear on his cheek and “Keep America Beautiful” text in the background.
History

Littered with Lies

April 7, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

How a fake “Indian” made us all feel guilty for corporate greed. [more…]

Collage of historical von Trapp family photos over a scenic mountain landscape
Art & Entertainment

Climb Every Border

March 10, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

A classic movie’s untold immigration story [more…]

History

Annie Get Your Gun

March 4, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

We don’t have to take this lying down. [more…]

Art & Entertainment

Past, Painted

February 26, 2025 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 3

Community plans mural tribute to its long-lost Gilded Age fun park. [more…]

Businesses and organizations

REVIEW: Lest We Forget Slavery Museum

February 15, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 1

A virtual tour of some of the collection’s most impactful pieces [more…]

events

The More You Know

February 5, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

📜 Black History is American History! Dive in this February, with a month of exciting events by Historic Germantown.  [more…]

History

Courage at Pearl Harbor

February 3, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

Kicking off Black History Month with the heroic tale of Dorie Miller [more…]

Contributors

Bad to the Bone

January 31, 2025 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 2

When tracing your roots digs up a true crime story from the city’s gritty past. [more…]

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