It’s June 26, 1978, and a film crew is preparing for the first night of what will be a gruelling two-month shoot. They aren’t on a...

For more than four decades, the man who came to be known as the Golden State Killer terrorised communities across California, committing...

In the late 1960s, in a modest office in West Oakland, a young man sat in a wicker chair with a rifle in one hand and a law book in the other. It was not a theatrical pose, although it would become an iconic image. It was a statement. For Huey P. Newton, politics was never abstract. It was lived, studied, tested, and defended on the streets of Oakland, in courtrooms, in prison cells, and later in lecture halls. His journey from a self described struggling student to co founde

Loewenstein on board a ship for a party. (right) boarding the plane he would disappear from On the evening of 4 July 1928, Alfred Loewenstein, one of the wealthiest men in the world, boarded his private aircraft at Croydon Airport. It was a routine flight—one he had taken countless times before—bound for his homeland of Belgium. The skies were clear, the aircraft, a Fokker FVII, was in good working order, and there was nothing to suggest that this would be anything but an une

In 1924, Richard Connell’s short story The Most Dangerous Game introduced the idea of human beings being hunted for sport. The tale follows a Russian aristocrat who, bored of hunting animals, lures unsuspecting prey to his remote island to chase them down. The concept has fascinated audiences for nearly a century, inspiring books, films, and television series. But for most, the story remained firmly within the realm of fiction. Then came Robert Hansen. Between 1973 and 1983,

Few films have had as enduring an impact on horror cinema as The Texas ChainSaw Massacre (1974). Directed and co-written by Tobe Hooper,...

On the morning of 11 May 2012, a fire tore through a house at 18 Victory Road in Osmaston, Derby, claiming the lives of six children. In the days that followed, their father, Mick Philpott, stood before cameras, flanked by his wife Mairead, appearing to grieve for his lost children. But as the investigation rolled on, it became clear that this was not the tragic accident it first seemed—it was a cruel and calculated act by Philpott himself, aided by Mairead and their friend P

Valentine’s Day is usually a time for sweet nothings, heart-shaped confections, and declarations of undying love. But if you think the most disturbing thing about modern Valentine's Day is the sheer cost of a dozen roses in mid-February, then brace yourself. Before the days of mass-produced, glossy Hallmark cards with saccharine messages, there was a golden era of Valentine’s Day cards that could best be described as mildly threatening , deeply unsettling , or simply deranged

On 7 April 1926, a slight, grey-haired Irishwoman in a black shawl fired a revolver at Benito Mussolini , the strutting, bare-chested dictator of Italy. She missed—just barely. Had Mussolini not turned his head at that precise moment, history might have unfolded quite differently. Instead, the bullet grazed his nose, leaving him with little more than a scratch and an excuse to wear a sticking plaster while embarking on a triumphal visit to Libya. Violet Gibson, however, was

Jacques Mesrine wasn’t just any criminal—he was a one-man crime wave, a walking, talking, bank-robbing spectacle who made law enforcement look like a bunch of bumbling extras in a slapstick comedy. Known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces," Mesrine was France’s most infamous outlaw, a master of disguise, and a compulsive escape artist who seemed to view prison sentences as mere inconveniences. He was the kind of criminal who would rob two banks in a single day, just minutes apar

Emma Goldman was one of history’s most fearless voices for personal and political freedom. An anarchist, writer, and feminist, she campaigned for free speech, birth control, and workers’ rights — and spent her life defying governments that tried to silence her.

It is often said that war brings out the best and worst in humanity. But in the case of Corporal Wojtek, it also brought out the best in...

It's an amusing yet historically revealing episode that, in 1940, a young Fidel Castro, yes, that Fidel Castro, decided to write a letter to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On official Colegio Dolores stationery, in painstaking cursive but charmingly broken English, the 14 year old Castro, who for reasons likely tied to school admissions claimed to be 12, reached out to the leader of the free world with a straightforward and rather audacious request: “If you like, give m

Adolph Coors III was a low-key and well-liked beer executive. His father, Adolph Coors Jr., was a hard taskmaster, who ultimately gave control of the brewery to his 3 sons (Adolph III and his brothers, Bill and Joe). The brothers were expected to join the family business, although Adolph’s dream was to own a cattle and horse operation, and his brother Bill once confessed he had wanted to be a violinist until they both succumbed to “the family responsibility.” Ironically, muc

There’s something quietly revealing about seeing where artists actually worked. Beyond the finished paintings and carefully curated exhibitions, the studio was where ideas were tested, abandoned, and reworked over long stretches of time. Some spaces were chaotic and crowded with materials, others sparse and deliberately arranged, but all of them carried traces of daily routine. This collection brings together studios linked to figures such as Salvador Dalí , Hans Hartung, Cla

Lepa Radic stands still as a German official prepares the noose around her neck just before her execution in Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia on Feb. 8, 1943. In the heart of what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the small village of Gašnica near Bosanska Gradiška, a girl was born in 1925 who would come to embody the spirit of resistance against fascism. Lepa Radić was not destined for an ordinary life. By the age of 17, she would become a symbol of defiance, courage, and unwavering c

In 1959, Liberace sued the Daily Mirror for implying he was homosexual. He denied it under oath, won £8,000, and cried all the way to the bank. He had AIDS when he died.

On the night of 24 May 1911, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, Laura Nelson and her teenage son, L. D. Nelson, were dragged from their jail cells by a white mob. They were taken to a bridge over the North Canadian River, where they were lynched, strung up and left hanging as a warning to the Black community. The next day, a local photographer captured their lifeless bodies suspended over the water, with white onlookers standing below. The image was printed onto postcards and dist

On 6 February 1958, the world of football was left in mourning as British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third take-off...

Tourists take tea atop the Great Pyramid. 1938. By the mid-19th century, Egypt had become one of the world’s most fascinating destinations, drawing European and American travellers eager to see its ancient wonders firsthand. This was an era before heritage conservation laws, when visitors could do more than just marvel at the pyramids—they could climb them. For decades, scaling the Great Pyramid of Giza was considered the pinnacle of a trip to Egypt, a challenge undertaken by

Discover the thrilling tale of the Hot Air Balloon Escape from East Germany. Learn how two families defied odds in this daring Hot Air Balloon Escape.

Pablo Escobar is often quoted as having said, “The only man I was ever afraid of was a woman named Griselda Blanco.” Whether or not he ever said it word for word, it captures how Griselda Blanco was remembered in a business built almost entirely by men. By the time she was gunned down on a Medellín street in 2012, she'd survived three husbands, built and lost a cocaine empire that reportedly moved tons of product a month, and pioneered a method of assassination that would eve

Waylon Jennings (left) in the last photo of Buddy Holly. The 1950s had been a golden era for rock and roll, filled with energetic performances, new sounds, and rebellious spirits that captivated young audiences across the United States. One of the brightest stars of the era was Buddy Holly, a bespectacled, Texas-born musician whose innovative songwriting and distinctive voice helped shape rock music as we know it today. But in early 1959, at the height of his career, Holly em