Utterly interesting

A true Wild West story. Big Nose George was lynched in 1881, and parts of his body were turned into shoes, skull artefacts, and medical specimens. His legacy still raises questions in Wyoming today.

Before Hollywood remade her, Hedy Lamarr stunned Europe in Ecstasy (1933), a film that quietly rewrote how cinema showed desire, marriage and female agency. A story of scandal, censorship and a legacy far richer than its reputation.

Joseph Colombo was not a typical Mafia boss. He led a crime family, founded a civil rights movement, confronted the FBI and was shot in front of thousands at his own rally. A detailed look at one of organised crime’s strangest figures.