On the morning of 21 October 1969, Jack Kerouac, one of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation, died in a Florida hospital....

In the complex world of international athletics, stories of triumph and defeat are commonplace, but few are as remarkable as that of Dora Ratjen. Ratjen was born male but raised female and competed on the German women's track team. At the 1938 European Athletics Championships, Ratjen, still competing as female, set a world record in the high jump. It was during a subsequent train journey to Cologne that Ratjen's true identity was uncovered. A physician was called, and after a

The Anarchy Tour  of 1976, perhaps one of the most infamous tours in rock history, was marked by controversy, cancellations, and moments that defined the punk movement. It all started with a warning shot in the February 21, 1976, issue of New Musical Express : “Don’t look over your shoulder but The Sex Pistols are coming.” That caution wasn’t just hyperbole. By the time the Anarchy Tour  was announced in December 1976, the Pistols had already carved a reputation as the wild e