Utterly interesting

Three years before Dallas, JFK came within seconds of death. A forgotten plot, a car packed with dynamite, and a decision that changed history. The chilling story of Richard Pavlick and the first assassination attempt on John F Kennedy.

In 1915 Effie and Avis Hotchkiss rode 9,000 miles across the US and back on a Harley Davidson. Mud, heat, rattlesnakes, blanket stuffed tyres, and one unforgettable mother daughter adventure that helped shape women’s motorcycling history.

Explore the full history of Le Monocle, the iconic Paris lesbian nightclub photographed by Brassaï. Discover its culture, key figures like Lulu de Montparnasse and Violette Morris, its wartime disappearance and its postwar revival.