When Keith Richards Met Muddy Waters He Was Up A Ladder
To simply call Chess Records “legendary” would be a gross understatement. Founded in Chicago in 1950, it was the label home to many...
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William Randolph Hearst And The Birth Of 'Fake News'
April 29th, 1863 - “Fake news” has its roots, many people believe, in the birth of William Randolph Hearst on this day. Hearst was given...
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The Village Of Abandoned Disney-Like Castles
Near the small town of Mudurnu in Turkey's northwest region sits Burj Al Babas, a ghost town of Disney-like castles. The more than 500...
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The Farmhouse On 84th Street and Broadway
Many of us will have walked passed the spot on which this old farmhouse stood and not even realised it. In the second half of the 18th...
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Gaius Appuleius Diocles, The Wealthiest Sportsperson The World Has Ever Seen
1st century poet and satirist Juvenal had much to say about the Roman obsession with ‘bread and games’: “Long ago the people shed their...
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David Bowie Get's Detained At The Polish/Russia Border Due To Nazi Memorabilia
Ditching the intricately staged theatrics of previous stage shows, the White Light tour was a Euro-fixated extravaganza, with Bowie...
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The Capture Of Mussolini, His Final Hours And the Strange Journey His Body Went On After His Death.
By April 25, 1945, Benito Mussolini’s dream of re-creating the Roman Empire, much like the crumbling Roman Forum itself, lay in ruins....
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The Trial Of Oscar Wilde
April 26, 1895 — The first criminal trial of Oscar Wilde began on this day as the downfall of the celebrated playwright, accused of gross...
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“Kill The Indian In Him And Save The Man” The Forced Cultural Assimilation Of Native Americans.
During the late 19th century, when most Native Americans were confined to reservations, the federal government engaged in a cultural...
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You Can Now Travel On A Train Carriage Designed By Wes Anderson
Angular, symmetrical and intricately designed, Wes Anderson films are known for their exquisite aesthetics and predilection for panache....
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Ella Fitzgerald: Homeless To A Household Name
While nearly everyone has heard of Ella Fitzgerald, few know of the remarkable path she took to become a legend of jazz and popular music...
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The Sad Story of Pete Ham and Badfinger
Badfinger could have been huge. What’s more, the band’s connections with The Beatles once earned them the tag of ‘the new Fab Four’. But...
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The Reason OJ Simpson Didn’t Play The Terminator
Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, O.J. Simpson was very nearly cast in The Terminator, and the reason why he wasn't will cause many to do a...
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Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock and The Dark Side Of 'Big Rock Candy Mountain'
On Thursday, March 1, 1928 Mac McClintock and Virgi Ward went into Victor’s Oakland California studio to wax their first sides....
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Lee Miller, From Muse To Vogue To War Torn Germany.
When war photographer, fashion model and Surrealist muse Lee Miller died at the age of 70 in 1977, her name was known to a select few...
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Jack Nicholson Working Himself Up And Getting Into Character for The Shining’s Axe Scene
“C’mon you fuck! C’mon death! Die! Axe murderer! Kill!!” That’s my best transcription of Jack Nicholson’s loopy warm up dialog seen in...
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Spend Some Time With Laura Gilpin And Her 70 Year Career
” The greatest tool at our command is the very thing that is Photography: Light. Light is our paintbrush and it is a most willing tool in...
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That Time Joe Strummer Dissapeared For Six Weeks, Later To Be Found Living Rough In Paris
The Clash were not in a good place in the spring of 1982. Although the British rockers had a new album about to come out and tour dates...
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When Prince Launched His Guitar Into Space
On March 15, 2004, George Harrison was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As part of the ceremony, an all-star...
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Monsieur Mangetout (Mr. Eat-All), Famous For Eating Indigestible Objects
Catering on board an aircraft can sometimes be a defining factor in the enjoyment of a particular flight. However, eating while on a...
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How A Hoover Advert Led Brian Johnson To Join AC/DC
In 1980 AC/DC were considering splitting up. Their lead singer, Bon Scott had died and they weren't sure whether to continue as a band....
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Albert Einstein's Office Photographed The Day He Died
The death of a public figure of Albert Einstein’s stature is the sort of event that, literally and figuratively, stops the presses. No...
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Albert Hofmann And The Accidental Origins Of LSD
Today has been dubbed Bicycle Day, it does have to do with a trip. However, it isn’t exactly in reference to a literal bicycle trip....
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Murdering Medieval Easter Bunnies
The British Library’s Royal MS 10 E iv, aka the Smithfield Decretals, is a late fourteenth-century law book containing many...
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