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“Citizen Kane” was a titanic achievement in film but failed to be recognized as such until years later John Semley When Citizen Kane premiered on May 1, 1941, it wasn’t at some historic Hollywood theater, or even at one of New York’s fancy movie houses. Instead, the film destined to become the most admired of all timeContinue reading “How One of History’s Most Famous and Beloved Movies Was Almost Forgotten”

How the sundae staple went from treatment to just treat Maya Wei-Haas – Reporter At first glance, nothing seems particularly odd about the December 1896 edition of The Druggists Circular and Chemical Gazette, a catalog of products that any self-respecting pharmacy ought to carry. But look closer: Hiding among medical necessities like McElroy’s glass syringes and Hirsh FrankContinue reading “The Unlikely Medical History of Chocolate Syrup”