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- Booze and Bowery Legends: The Rise of 'Sammy’s Bowery Follies', Manhattan’s Grittiest Dive
Some bars sell drinks. Others sell a story. In his pictures, that comes through clearly. Some had visited once out of curiosity. Others had spent years there.
- Bizarre Movie Posters From Africa That Are So Bad, They’re Good. Lets All Catch a Film in Ghana!
So Bad They’re Good — and Then Some At first glance, these posters might just seem like bad art. In some posters, you’d swear the artist hadn’t even seen the film (and truthfully, many hadn’t). “They were designed to get people to come to the screenings — and if that meant making the movie look
- The Madness of Ronnie Kray: Inside the Mind of London's Most Infamous Gangster
gangsters and consciously emulated their methods, such as having his hair styled by a personal barber at home how Ronnie would unexpectedly unleash vicious beatings using iron bars, bottles, or knives, leaving some
- The Pagan History of Easter: From Ēostre to the Easter Bunny
While some today mark the resurrection of Christ during Easter, many more partake in egg hunts, chocolate The death of the “son” (or sun) on a cross—interpreted by some as a reference to the constellation of All the most recognisable elements of modern Easter—the bunnies, the eggs, the buns—come from pagan traditions
- The Wrightsville Fire of 1959: How 21 Black Boys Were Burnt To Death In An Arkansas Reform School
Forty-eight others clawed their way out through smoke and heat, some only surviving because they smashed They are using some old wood stoves which should be replaced.” This hypocrisy would come back to haunt him just over a year later.
- The Madman Behind the Drums: The Wild Life of Ginger Baker
The Legend of the "Drum Off" Perhaps one of the most famous—and bizarre—tales about Ginger Baker comes Accounts vary, but some say the session went on for hours, with both drummers refusing to give in until While some believe the story to be exaggerated, those who knew Baker well are quick to note that anything To some, he was an insufferable egomaniac who thrived on conflict.
- The Grim History Of Hyde Park's Speakers Corner
Orwell’s observations highlight the sheer breadth of topics and ideologies that have found a home at Though it has seen some rough moments—hecklers, harsh criticisms, and the occasional bout of violence—Speakers
- When the U.S. Government Poisoned Over 10,000 Americans (On Purpose)
Governments tend to underestimate human stubbornness—especially when it comes to alcohol.
- The Mermaids of Miss Margaret Morris
the time she was three, reciting at parties and society drawing rooms, and had her first real stage role
- The Story Of Mary Jo Kopechne, The Political Aide Who Drowned In Ted Kennedy’s Car
Kennedy's wife Joan was at home in Massachusetts, pregnant with their fourth child. Kopechne's body was released and her parents took her home to Pennsylvania.
- Jenny Barkmann: The “Beautiful Spectre” of Stutthof Concentration Camp
cruelty was institutionalised and compassion almost unthinkable, a chilling detail emerged after the war, some The Nazi regime encouraged women to take on roles in female-only subcamps, particularly in places like Some were even conscripted after their information was retrieved from SS files. In some cases, female guards even became pregnant within the camps. She was detained and interrogated for her role in the murders at the camp.
- The Polaroid Calling Cards of Southern California Strip Clubs
By the late 1960s, Polaroid cameras were increasingly common in private homes, parties, and informal Some were taken backstage, others in dressing rooms or quiet corners of the club.














