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History Archives: 07/2025

‘Perpetual Pills,’ the reusable laxatives of the Middle Ages

Perpetual Pills: the bonkers reusable laxatives of the Middle Ages

They were washed, re‑coated, and used dozens of times by doctors.

Oliver Hall
Jul 31, 2025
Photographs of people being ticketed for ‘indecent exposure’ at Rockaway Beach, New York in 1946

Photographs show people ticketed for indecent exposure at Rockaway Beach, New York, 1946

A mix of rebellion and public order.

Tara McGinley
Jul 31, 2025
Murder Is Her Hobby- Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death - Dangerous Minds

How Frances Glessner Lee’s blood-splattered studies of death changed the world of forensic science

Nicknamed the ‘Mother of Forensic Science’.

Bennett Kogon
Jul 30, 2025
‘Mad Man in Waco’- The haunting rock ballads of cult leader David Koresh - Dangerous Minds 05

‘Mad Man in Waco’: The haunting rock songs of cult leader David Koresh

As unsettling as they are unexpected.

Bennett Kogon
Jul 22, 2025
Neil Hamburger reads Nixon’s resignation speech (and other greatest hits)

Neil Hamburger’s absurd reading of Richard Nixon’s resignation speech

Turning history into absurd satire.

Oliver Hall
Jul 20, 2025
Hairy moments- The deep roots of women’s hair history

Hairy moments: the profoundly powerful roots of women’s hair history

From ancient rituals to the feminist counterculture.

Ariel Schudson
Jul 19, 2025
That time in 1978 when Dolly Parton posed for Playboy with a super pervy-looking bunny

Dolly Parton’s 1978 Playboy shoot: glamour, edge, and a very pervy-looking bunny

Dolly Parton surprised fans with a boundary-pushing Playboy spread.

Tara McGinley
Jul 19, 2025
Lewd graffiti from ancient Pompeii

“The one who buggers a fire burns his penis”: Lewd graffiti from ancient Pompeii

Pompeii’s walls weren’t just messages—they were filthy diaries

Amber Frost
Jul 16, 2025
Brutal, intimate photos depict the 1980s ‘heroin epidemic’ of the East Village

Raw, brutal, and intimate photos depict the 1980s ‘heroin epidemic’ of New York’s East Village

Images that challenge our respect and empathy.

Martin Schneider
Jul 11, 2025
Locked-up in chastity- Men’s anti-masturbation devices from a century ago

Locked up in chastity: The bizarre and brutal history of anti‑masturbation devices

Explore dubious medieval chastity belts and painful Victorian anti‑masturbation devices.

Paul Gallagher
Jul 1, 2025
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