1920s

A new essay argues that American writer Robert E. Howard, who rose to prominence in the 1920s as one of the Pulp Era's most celebrated authors, deserves recognition as the true father of the sword and sorcery genre, ahead of contemporaries often credited with it. Readers of classic fantasy and pulp fiction are sharing and debating the piece, revisiting Howard's legacy and his enduring influence on heroic fantasy.

Neuse News has published a column by Mike Parker looking back at what the world was like a hundred years ago. The piece reflects on life, events and conditions of the mid-1920s and invites readers to compare that era with today. Readers of the outlet are discussing the comparisons between past and present.

A Michigan cow farm built by a General Motors executive in the 1920s is on the market for $3.5 million. Beyond its history, the listing raises a financial wrinkle: a sale at that price could push more of the seller's Social Security benefits into taxable territory, highlighting how large asset sales can affect retirement taxation.

A new novel, 'Rough Cuts', satirizes the censorship culture of the 1920s American film industry, drawing on the era when studios faced heavy-handed moral scrutiny. The book was featured in an Akron Beacon Journal Book Talk segment, which highlights its comic take on how filmmakers navigated censors during the silent and early sound era.

A local history feature revisits the promoters behind the Santa Cruz County Fair in the 1920s, drawing on archive material from the era. The piece looks at the people who organized and promoted the fair a century ago, offering readers a glimpse of the county's agricultural and social life in that decade. Local history features like this tend to resonate with longtime residents and those curious about the region's past.