Olivia B. Waxman

Olivia B. Waxman is a staff writer at TIME. She covers history and education.

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The True Story Behind September 5

The new movie stars John Magaro as an ABC Sports producer whose team broadcast the Munich massacre for millions around the world during the 1972 Olympics.

By Olivia B. Waxman

CEO of the Year Lisa Su Discusses the Semiconductor Industry

On competition and collaboration, “no one company has all of the good ideas,” Su said during the “A Year in TIME” event featuring the leaders of 2024.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Who Was Maria Callas?

What to know about the opera singer Maria Callas before watching the Netflix biopic Maria, starring Angelina Jolie

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Real Group that Inspired The Order

The Order, now a movie starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult, was a real-life white nationalist organization in the 1980s.

By Olivia B. Waxman

The true story behind Prime's The Sticky

All about the $18 million worth of maple syrup that was stolen in Canada—the inspiration for Amazon Prime's The Sticky.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Here's What's New on Netflix in December 2024

From Squid Game to the NFL

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Taylor and Travis Christmas Movies

How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's romance led to Hallmark and Lifetime's two new Christmas movies

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Real Life Inspiration Behind Netflix's Joy

Netflix's Joy follows what went into the landmark development of in-vitro fertilization, with a focus on IVF pioneer Jean Purdy

By Olivia B. Waxman

What to Know About Denzel Washington's Gladiator II Character

The real story of Macrinus, who is portrayed by Denzel Washington in Gladiator II

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Roman Brother Emperors in Gladiator II

What to know about Geta and Caracalla, the Roman brother emperors seen in Gladiator II

By Olivia B. Waxman

What Gladiator II Gets Right and Wrong

TIME talked to historians of ancient Rome about what we know and don't know about gladiator fights.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Knife

On Aug. 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was promoting his 21st book, Victory City, in Chautauqua, N.Y., when a man rushed the stage and stabbed him. Prosecutors say the attacker was attempting to carry out a...

By Olivia B. Waxman

Playground

In his novel Playground, Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers tackles two of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change and artificial intelligence. Todd Keane—an AI pioneer who founded Playground, an app that’s a...

By Olivia B. Waxman

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex: TIME100 Climate

The Duke of Sussex supports conservation groups in Africa and says he really became an environmentalist during a trip in 2012 to the Caribbean when a 7-year-old boy told him that England’s environmental impact was...

By Olivia B. Waxman

22 Essential Works of Indigenous Cinema

From Smoke Signals to Rez Ball, these films reflect upon and give insight into indigenous life

By Olivia B. Waxman

The History Behind Blitz

The real people and events that inspired Steve McQueen's World War II drama 'Blitz'

By Olivia B. Waxman

Here's What's New on Netflix in November 2024

What's coming to Netflix in November

By Olivia B. Waxman

Real Life Controversial Papal Conclaves

Conclave is a fictional movie about a Vatican conclave. Here's a look at three real papal conclaves marked by controversy.

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Story Behind HBO's Breath of Fire

The HBO doc Breath of Fire explores the rise and sudden fall of Guru Jagat, a beloved and controversial Kundalini yoga teacher.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Netflix Doc This Is The Zodiac Speaking Explained

People who knew Arthur Leigh Allen as children say he confessed, drugged them, and brought them to the sites of Zodiac killer murders.

By Olivia B. Waxman
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