Culture
-
The 1930s tropical ‘utopia’ that became a living hell
When a group of European settlers made a home on an uninhabited Galapagos island, they were hoping for paradise. But…
Read More » -
Dongji Rescue and the true story of a forgotten act of WW2 heroism
“As the ship went down, sea water got into the boiler room, there was a huge explosion, and that drew…
Read More » -
Why the new Amanda Knox TV drama is misguided
Another grating element is the way the story is overlaid by the kind of irreverent millennial narration, from Van Patten…
Read More » -
Hollywood’s most stunning costume jewellery
William de Lillo beaded fringe necklace The Belgian-born William de Lillo worked at Tiffany, Cartier and Harry Winston in New…
Read More » -
The CIA spy shot down over Russia in 1960
A Moscow court sentenced a US pilot to 10 years in a Cold War debacle Source link
Read More » -
The real reasons why And Just Like That failed to live up to Sex and the City
Meanwhile, although the show tried to rectify the lack of diversity in the original series with various characters and storylines,…
Read More » -
The radical manifesto hidden in Georges Seurat’s 1884 masterpiece
From its inception, Seurat was determined that Bathers at Asnières would not be just another painting. It was an audacious…
Read More » -
The hidden depths of the blonde bombshell
Western culture, she says, has built a whole mythology around female blondeness − from religious iconography and fairy tales, to…
Read More » -
How a 2003 blackout brought New York City to a standstill
A series of fires broke out around the city. In an effort to see in the dark, many New Yorkers…
Read More » -
How dark and daring gamble The Black Cauldron became a notorious Disney flop
What is certain is that The Black Cauldron aimed to be a different kind of Disney film. “Ron Miller, the…
Read More »