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  • Home After Jumbo Joyride: The Daring Adventure of Two Dublin Boys

    As the ferry left the Irish Sea behind, Keith and Noel were already hundreds of miles from home. Authorities, on the other hand, had some serious questions to answer. Back Home: From Heroes to Headlines When Keith and Noel were returned home, they were no longer anonymous

  • Défilé by AES+F Group: The Macabre Intersection of Fashion and Death

    audiences, appearing at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in India and L’Arte Differente: Mocak al MAXXI in Rome boundaries, offering a compelling exploration of beauty, death, and the fashion industry’s strange role

  • The Hon Violet Gibson: The Irishwoman Who Shot Mussolini

    Rather than returning to Ireland, she moved to Italy, settling into the quiet routine of a convent in Rome She had come to kill Mussolini.

  • Effie and Avis Hotchkiss: The Mother and Daughter Who Rode Across America in 1915

    Her mother Avis wanted to come along. From Brooklyn they rode north through the Hudson Valley to Albany, then west toward Buffalo. They turned around and rode all the way back. The Women Who Rode Before and After Effie and Avis were part of a small but growing community of female motorcyclists in the early 20th century. • In 1914 Della Crewe rode from Waco to New York City with

  • The Birth And Survival OF St. Paul's Cathedral

    foundation stone was quietly laid in the heart of London, an unassuming act that would, over centuries, come Beneath its majestic dome, inspired in part by St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, generations have gathered Within its crypt lie some of the nation’s most revered figures. Through it all, the familiar dome of St Paul’s rose above the smoke and ruin, offering Londoners a glimpse That night alone, some 29 incendiaries landed on or near the building.

  • The 10 Lysenko Brothers, All Sent To War And All Returned Home To Their Mother

    Against all odds, they all returned home safely. Aleksei and Boris: The Infantrymen Aleksei and Boris saw some of the fiercest battles on the Eastern His role was vital in ensuring the flow of information during crucial battles. In 1944, he was discharged from the hospital and sent home to his mother. Fate eventually smiled upon her when all of her sons returned home.

  • Letizia Battaglia: Documenting the Sicilian Mafia Through the Lens of Daily Life

    But what she brought to her role was a deep familiarity with the city’s rhythms, a political consciousness While some of her photographs were later used as evidence in criminal proceedings, her intention was been featured in institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the MAXXI in Rome

  • Studio Manassé: Olga Solarics, Adorján von Wlassics and Vienna’s Glamorous Photography Revolution

    Nudes, Sex Appeal and the Changing Role of Women The 1920s and 30s were a golden age for nudes in photography Manassé was exhibiting at prestigious events like the First International Biennial of Photographic Art in Rome

  • The Tragic And Ridiculous Story of the Berberovs, a Soviet Family Who Raised Pet Lions at Home

    where an architect’s passion for wild animals led to an unimaginable living arrangement — sharing their home Berberov, his wife Nina, their children Eva and Roman, and ultimately the Soviet public, who would come of the ailing animal moved them, and with the zoo director’s permission, the family brought the cub home “Sometimes, when he got bored alone, he would come into our bedroom with my husband, climb onto the bed These successes prompted Lev Berberov to leave his job as an architect and attempt a new role as King

  • Vera Coking vs Donald Trump: The Widow Who Wouldn’t Sell Her Home

    Her home, at 127 South Columbia Place, wasn’t much to look at: white paint peeling, lace curtains faded “I loved my home,” she would later say. And she meant it. Trump personally visited Vera’s home to persuade her to sell. During the construction and demolition around her property, workers allegedly damaged her home. “I loved my home.”

  • The Millennium Dome Diamond Heist: Britain’s Most Bizarrely Brilliant Botched Robbery

    Before the Dome: Practice Makes… Nothing The Dome raid wasn’t a sudden impulse. Inside the Dome, security protocols were quietly overhauled. At precisely 9:30am, the gang smashed through the Dome’s perimeter using a JCB digger. Betson claimed he was roped in by a brother-in-law working at the Dome, who had mentioned an inside man The Millennium Dome Diamond Heist, an Audacious Flop for the Ages The Millennium Dome diamond heist remains

  • The Eviction of Mary Filan: When The Trump Organisation Ousted a Widow from Her Home

    Her flat was modest, but it was home. She said: “They said they’d come to put me on the street because I owed four months rent. This is 31 years of building a home destroyed in a couple of hours.” undecided about whether to accept the Trump Organisation’s offer or seek accommodation in an adult home

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