Spiegel Stuff: Inside Murdoch’s Succession; Melania, Reluctant First Lady; the Kidnapping of the Century

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From devastating tragedy to discreet cover-ups, every family has its secrets. Some just have more than others.

Murdoch Blood, Murdoch Empire

Three of Rupert Murdoch's children hold powerful positions within his $10 billion News Corp. empire. Who is the likeliest heir: his briskly ambitious daughter, Elisabeth, his buttoned-down, Australia-based first son, Lachlan, or his Harvard-dropout, entrepreneurial youngest child, James?

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The Hero's Nightmare

In a single night, America's most famous hero became America's most famous victim. With the abduction of their only child, Charles Lindbergh and his wife were plunged into a hell of cruelly tantalizing leads, underworld accomplices, and ransom negotiations—all under the eyes of a nation obsessed by the crime.

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He Comes First

From Melania Trump's ill-fated campaign appearances to her apparent reluctance to embrace the role of first lady, Evgenia Peretz explores how a very private woman coped with intense public scrutiny of her marriage.

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The Trouble With Andrew

The prince's dissolute lifestyle, links to unsavory foreign potentates, and friendship with Jeffrey Epstein have undercut the efforts to rehabilitate the monarchy.

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The Family Hour: An Oral History of The Sopranos

Sam Kashner gets a behind-the-scenes history of a national obsession as James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, and other Sopranos insiders talk about their years as a family, the trauma when someone got whacked, and making their peace with the finale.

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The Last Empress

Evangeline Bell Bruce's flawless style masks family tragedy and her deep commitment to the shelter for runaways she helped establish in memory of her daughter, whose violent death remains unsolved.

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Saturday, April 15, 2023

Inside Murdoch’s Succession; Melania, Reluctant First Lady; the Kidnapping of the Century

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