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The unlikely meeting between Jayne Mansfield and Anton LaVey—the blonde bombshell of Hollywood and the shaven-headed founder of the...

Clash of the Titans  (1981) stands as a monumental film in the history of cinema, celebrated not just for its epic storytelling but for...

Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is something that’s become pretty well-known in recent years. For many, clowns are a source of fun...

The 1956 Hungarian Uprising marked a significant turning point in the Cold War, as the people of Hungary rose against Soviet oppression...

A photograph of a group of elderly men sitting on a mat, taken in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, circa 1865. Two of the men are looking at...

The photographs taken by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) provide a significant visual record of the experiences of Japanese Americans...

Discover the bizarre and unsettling story of Carl Tanzler and Elena de Hoyos — a tale of obsession, death, and delusion in 1930s Key West. Explore how a radiologist’s fixation led him to preserve his patient’s corpse for years in one of history’s most disturbing love stories.

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...

The Anarchy Tour  of 1976, perhaps one of the most infamous tours in rock history, was marked by controversy, cancellations, and moments...

Sean Flynn, son of Errol Flynn, left Hollywood to become a daring war photographer. From Vietnam to Cambodia, his bold career ended in mystery when he vanished in 1970. His story blends glamour, danger, and an unresolved disappearance that continues to fascinate.

In 1991, the California Highway Patrol stopped a white Jaguar in Indio for driving on the wrong side of the road. The driver's...

Tattoos have different meanings across cultures, ranging from sacred symbols to marks of rebellion. In Japan, tattoos are part of a...

Between 1978 and 1981, photographer Jill Freedman immersed herself in the daily operations of the New York Police Department (NYPD),...

In the small, quiet town of Central Point, Virginia, no one could have guessed that a humble couple would spark one of the most...

I take great delight in stumbling across obscure stories of lives that have been lived long ago, but that have possibly been all but...

Speakers' Corner, nestled in the northeast corner of London's Hyde Park, is one of the most iconic sites for free speech in the world....

Roy Cohn was one of the most feared and controversial lawyers in 20th-century America. From the McCarthy hearings to his mentorship of Donald Trump, his career left a trail of influence, scandal, and corruption.

The Thorpe Affair of the 1970s is one of the most infamous political and sex scandals in British history. It irrevocably ended the...

Eugenia Falleni, also known as Harry Crawford, was tried for the murder of their wife in 1920 Sydney. Their life story reveals a complex struggle with identity, survival, and social constraints in an era that had no language for gender diversity.

In the 1770s, a collection of erotic Roman cameos from after Tiberius’s reign was published, revealing the intimate artistry of the ancient world — and how the 18th century rediscovered its sensual past.

In the mountainous terrain of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, an ancient and curious tradition endures. Hundreds of wooden coffins,...

Alphonse Gabriel Capone, more commonly known as Al Capone, once stood at the apex of the American underworld, synonymous with organised...

In the late 1970s, American born photographer Janine Wiedel turned her lens to the industrial heartland of England, the West Midlands, a...