History

Connie Converse: The mysterious disappearance of a folk icon

Ahead of her time.

May 12, 2026

Isidore Fink- The real life locked room murder of 1929

Isidore Fink: The real life locked room murder that stunned New York in 1929

Stranger than fiction.

May 11, 2026

'Caligula'- How a porn baron turned a 1979 prestige film into a joke

‘Caligula’: How a porn baron turned a 1979 prestige film into a joke

Takes more than money to have talent. Who knew?

May 11, 2026

Getting smashed Why Carrie Nation campaigned against alcohol with an axe

Getting smashed: Why Carrie Nation campaigned against alcohol with an axe

Direct action.

May 9, 2026

Kolob the home planet of God, according to mormons

Kolob: The home planet of God, according to Mormons

“And a Mormon just believes!”

May 8, 2026

Who put Bella in the wych elm- The power of graffiti as folk art -

The 1943 murder mystery that proves graffiti is the ultimate form of folk art

Justice comes to those who demand it.

May 8, 2026

Did Lead Belly really sing himself out of prison in 1925 and 1930

Did Lead Belly really sing himself out of prison in twice?

Print the legend.

May 8, 2026

Irezumi is the tattoo culture of Japan really linked to the Yakuza

Irezumi: Is the tattoo culture of Japan really linked to the Yakuza?

Culture in the skin.

May 6, 2026

The Angels of Mons Divine intervention in World War One

The Angels of Mons: Divine intervention in World War I

A different time.

May 6, 2026

The Vela Incident was a nuclear weapon tested in complete secret in 1979

The nuclear weapon test in 1979 that remains a mystery

It remains a mystery.

May 3, 2026