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  The Real History Behind the Archimedes Dial in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ' A device called the Antikythera mechanism is the true-life basis for the object at the center of the franchise’s latest installment Meilan Solly

  An Archaeologist's Take on What Indiana Jones Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Field The movie franchise speaks to ethical issues at the very heart of anthropological thinking Petar Parvanov,  Sapiens

  The Trailer for Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' Is Here The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix and follows the ambitious French ruler's rise to power Teresa Nowakowski

  The Real History Behind Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer ' The "father of the atomic bomb" has long been misunderstood. Will the new film finally get J. Robert Oppenheimer right? Andy Kifer

  When Barbie Broke the Glass Ceiling The iconic doll traveled to space, flew with the Thunderbirds and joined the NBA, beating real-life women to an array of career milestones Sonja Anderson

  The Real History Behind the 'Golda' Movie A new film explores how Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir navigated the 1973 Yom Kippur War Sonja Anderson

  ' The Shark Is Broken' Brings the Making of 'Jaws' to Broadway The play examines the tensions stirring between the film's three leads as they navigate a chaotic production process Teresa Nowakowski

  An Upcoming Opera Will Tell the Story of Ukraine's Kidnapped Children Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, the work will be based on the accounts of mothers who traveled 3,000 miles to get their loved ones back Teresa Nowakowski

The Medieval Sect That Inspired the Video Game 'Assassin's Creed ' The Order of Assassins is loosely based on the Nizari Ismailis, who formed a Shiite Muslim state that relied on political assassination to achieve its goal Nicholas Liu

  From Wild West Shows to 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' Revisit the History of Native Americans on the Silver Screen How American Indians in Hollywood have gone from stereotypes to starring roles Sandra Hale Schulman

  The Real History Behind 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Martin Scorsese's new film revisits the murders of wealthy Osages in Oklahoma in the 1920s Meilan Solly

  How the Osage Changed Martin Scorsese’s Mind “Killers of the Flower Moon” sets a new standard in its nuanced portrait of Osage life. Decades of prior films about Native Americans didn't even try Chris Klimek

  Watch the New Trailer for the Final Season of 'The Crown' Part one of the new season will follow Princess Diana through the final weeks of her life in 1997 Christopher Parker

  The Real History Behind Netflix's 'Rustin' Movie A new film finally spotlights Bayard Rustin, the gay civil rights activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington Zachary Clary

  Watch the Trailer for 'Masters of the Air,' Steven Spielberg's Long-Awaited Follow-Up to 'Band of Brothers' The upcoming miniseries follows the 100th Bombardment Group, an Air Force unit nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth" Meilan Solly

  How Princess Diana's Death Transformed the Royal Family The last season of "The Crown" will examine the aftermath of the beloved royal's death in a car accident in 1997 Meilan Solly

  The Real History Behind Empress Joséphine in Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' A new Hollywood epic traces Napoleon Bonaparte's rise and fall through his checkered relationship with his first wife Nathan Smith

  The Real History Behind Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre's Marriage in 'Maestro ' The Bradley Cooper-led film is a dramatization of the storied composer and conductor's complex love life Ellen Wexler

  How Lee Miller, a Magazine Model and Muse, Became a Daring World War II Photographer The bold journalist, who made a splash on both sides of the lens, is the subject of a new biopic starring Kate Winslet Kate Wheeling

  How 'Schindler's List' Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Holocaust The 1993 film also inspired its director, Steven Spielberg, to establish a foundation that preserves survivors' stories Emily Tamkin