{
  "id": 1763982,
  "title": "How ‘Death by Lightning’ Made James Garfield’s Assassination Feel “Shakespearean”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-death-by-lightning-made-james-garfields-assassination-feel",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/death-by-lightning-james-garfield-assassination-1236675058/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mike Makowsky discusses adapting the little-known story of Garfield, Charles Guiteau and Chester A. Arthur — and finding the dark comedy in America’s strangest presidential succession.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}