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The making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was as dramatic as the film itself. Lost manuscripts, Cold War surveillance, casting battles, real psychiatric wards, and a director shaped by political repression all came together to create a classic that changed cinema.

She was once the most recognisable woman in America, posing for statues across New York and starring in early silent films. Audrey Munson lived to 104 yet died forgotten. Her story is a haunting mix of beauty, scandal and survival, and her face still lives on in stone.

Meet George Burchett, the King of Tattooists. From Brighton to the Royal Navy to inking kings and circus stars, his life shaped modern tattoo culture. A relaxed deep dive into the man who turned tattooing into an art.