The dangers of being an artist in the former Soviet Union
Eliot Ness, the Untouchable agent who battled Al Capone, died a broke alcoholic at 55
The strangest theft of the year: The fossil footprints of early humans stolen from Crete
The Big Bang theory of the universe was developed by a Catholic priest–and the Pope approved
“I see that you have made three spelling mistakes,” remarked Marquis de Favras when he read his death warrant
A Viking boat grave discovered under a market square in Norwegian city of Trondheim
What Happens in Portsmouth, stays in Portsmouth: the abandoned naval prison’s dark history
A splendorous collection of Art Nouveau storefronts from around the world
Works of art you can actually walk through: Monet’s gardens at Giverny are his “other” masterpiece
How Tolkien banished his WWI ghosts and immortalized his love for his wife, Edith
