SHOOTING HIS SHOTIt’s Not Easy Playing a ‘Maniacal Racist’ Assassin“Manhunt” star Anthony Boyle, who plays John Wilkes Booth, tells us what it took to ride a horse with one good leg and jump off a balcony to kill President Abraham Lincoln.Emma Fraser
opinionREALITY CHECK‘Honest Don’: Why Trump’s New Nickname Makes Awful SenseEvery electrical impulse in the brain that can effect voter behavior matters—and the moment that “honest” fires in a synapse next to “Don” may coincide with election day for some.Allen Salkin
LINCOLN SLOGThe Search for Lincoln’s Killer Should Be Way More ExcitingDespite a first-rate cast and crew, Apple TV+’s “Manhunt” is more dutifully “important” than gripping.Noel Murray
BONUS PODCASTWhy Castrated Mad Hatter Murdered Lincoln’s KillerComedian Jesse Joyce says his fascination with “the guy who cut his own balls off with a pair of scissors and then killed John Wilkes Booth” forced him to write his new book.The Daily Beast
BOUGHTTruman Capote's Ashes? Yours For $45,000Capote’s ashes joined locks of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, pieces of Queen Victoria’s wedding cake, and unused Nazi toilet paper on auction blocks this year.Allison McNearney
Up TopBuy Lincoln’s Hair—and His Assassin’sLocks of both Abraham Lincoln and his killer, John Wilkes Booth, are about to be auctioned off. What makes famous people’s hair so collectable?Tim Teeman
Celebrity KillerThe Mystery of Lincoln’s AssassinJohn Wilkes Booth was a fanatical Southerner, but he was neither stupid nor demonstrably crazy. So what turned the handsome, successful actor into America’s most famous murderer?
The Murder of President Lincoln On the 149th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, read the Sacramento Daily Union’s account of the chaotic, historic night.
Neocons v. PaulitesThe John Wilkes Booth Wing of the Republican PartyA neocon rag attacks Rand Paul--a little preview of a 2016 fight that's gonna be great!Michael Tomasky
HUMANITYDoctors Don’t ChooseWhat’s a doctor to do when a villain hobbles into the emergency room? By Kent Sepkowitz.Kent Sepkowitz
