In a personal letter, J. R. R. Tolkien vetoed future dealings with Disney, for whom “I have a heartfelt loathing”
“Possibly whole crew dead”: The Ourang Medan and the making of a mystery about a vanished ship of corpses
Possibly whole crew dead”: The Ourang Medan and the making of a mystery about a vanished ship of corpses
The unsolved mystery of “Mary Celeste”: Found adrift in 1872, the captain and family and crew all vanished, but cargo and possessions intact
Pinkerton Detective Agency of the Wild West that tracked Jesse James’ train-robbing spree with revolutionary strategies is still up and running
No traces found today of SS Baychimo, the “Ghost Ship of the Arctic” that roamed the seas unmanned for decades
The remains of the Winchester Palace: once one of the largest and most important buildings in all of medieval London
Belvédère Hotel: The abandoned jewel of the Swiss Alps that played a part in “Goldfinger,” and was a favorite stop for Sean Connery