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The streak of doubt that underlies ISIS' destructive acts of religious fervor

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imageAn image distributed by Islamic State militants purports to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in Palmyra. REUTERS/Social Media

Slamming sledgehammers. Toppling statues. Decimated artifacts. Detonating charges that flash in an instant, but destroy centuries of history.

The images coming out of Palmyra, Syria, Mosul, Iraq and other...

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Wes Craven: Revisiting The People Under the Stairs

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Wes Craven, who died on Sunday, is best known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, the genre defining film of the 1980s in which he created Freddy Kruger, and for the self-conscious teen slasher films of the Scream series.

Perhaps his most astonishing film, however – and certainly his most bizarre – is the horror thriller from 1991, The...

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