When Truman Capote and Harper Lee became partners in crime for 'In Cold Blood'
Harper Lee wasn’t Capote’s first choice to help with his writing. He’d wanted to bring along his friend Andrew Lyndon, another young...
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Japan’s Abandoned Hashima Island Is Full Of Decay And Dark Secrets
About nine miles from the city of Nagasaki sits an abandoned island, void of inhabitants but steeped in history. Hashima Island, once a...
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John Lennon's 'Lost Weekend' That Lasted 18 Months
By the summer of 1973, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s marriage was on the rocks. As an unusual remedy, Ono suggested that Lennon embark on an...
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A Peek Inside The Orient Express
The "Orient Express" was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. The...
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The Victorian Mansion Perfect for Wes Anderson’s remake of the Addams Family
Meet the Victorian gem that rolled right out of our dreams, and into the little city of Abilene, Kansas. The yellow brick mansion –...
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The Cave With A Thousand Coffins
Hundreds of thousands of wooden coffins are left to slowly rot away in dank Chinese caves in the belief it will let the souls of the...
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When Jimi Hendrix Got Kicked out of the Army for Masturbating on Duty
In 1961, Hendrix was given a choice between two years in jail or or joining the Army after a run in with the law for riding in stolen...
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John Lennon's last words to Paul were 'Think of me every now and then, old friend'
In 1981 Paul McCartney flew to Monteserrat, where Beatles producer George Martin had installed a state-of-the-art studio, to begin work...
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There’s a Magical Little Town in the Netherlands Sitting On Calm Waters
The Netherlands is famous for its canals and fairytale-like little towns, but the tiny village of Giethoorn in the North rally stands out...
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The London Park Dedicated To Everyday Heroes Who Died Saving Others • Postman’s Park
Postman’s Park is one of the few gardens you can find in the old City of London. It’s just north of St. Paul’s Cathedral But it isn’t...
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Hearing Otis Redding’s 'Try a Little Tenderness' as a Song of Resistance
On December 10, 1967, the plane carrying Otis Redding and his band the Bar-Kays crashed into the frigid waters of Lake Monona in...
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Helen Levitt -"The Most Celebrated And Least Known Photographer Of Her Time."
“If it were easy to talk about, I’d be a writer. Since I’m inarticulate, I express myself with images.” – Helen Levitt Helen Levitt’s...
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Sleeping At Work: Japan’s Inemuri Phenomenon
The concept of inemuri can be simplified as ‘sleeping on the job’, but a more accurate definition would be ‘being present while asleep’....
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This Artist’s Oil Paintings of Women Are Considered the Most Realistic in the World
Creating portraits that are startlingly lifelike, Chinese artist Leng Jun is a master of hyperrealism. The accomplished painter is...
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Metallica: The story of Kill ’Em All
Metallica didn’t exactly make an auspicious arrival. Danish émigré Lars Ulrich – a devotee of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal – took...
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“This Machine Kills Fascists”The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
Woody’s songs—like “Reuben James,” “Roll on Columbia,” “Union Maid” and “Pastures of Plenty”—have been some of the most recognizable and...
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Josephine Butler: Social Reformer And Someone We Should Learn More About In School
A Victorian Era women’s suffrage campaigner, Josephine Butler also campaigned for the right of women to better education, the abolition...
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Newspaper Headlines That Push The Limits Of Human Stupidity
Creating a good headline for an article is an art within itself. Just think about it: you basically have to describe your whole text...
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Dr Harold Moody: The British Civil Rights Activist You May Not Have Heard Of.
The story of Dr Harold Moody, a man that led the first effective black pressure group in this country, the League of Coloured Peoples. He...
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