Who Was The Man in The Iron Mask?

Jun 17, 2022

The man in the iron mask has been a historical enigma since the 18th century. Born circa 1658, he became a prisoner that hopped across the t...

What is Galvanism, And How Did it Inspire Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?

Jun 16, 2022

On 18 January 1803, George Foster was hanged by the neck. The jury had found him guilty of murdering his wife and child by drowning them in ...

The Ruins of Khara-Khoto

Jun 14, 2022

In the westernmost banner of Inner Mongolia, in the middle of the Gobi Desert, there once stood a prosperous kingdom. It was a center of rel...

When Iceland’s Women Took a Day Off

Jun 14, 2022

Iceland is today known as one of the world’s most feminist countries. But the roots of this progressive title lies deep within ground-breaki...

The Cults That Worship Cargo

Jun 13, 2022

Picture this: the second World War is unleashing upon the world, but in a far corner across the seas from America, patches of land remain un...

The Book That Became Famous Before it Was Published

Jun 13, 2022

Fly Fishing: Memories of Angling Days is one of those books where the story behind is more interesting than the book itself. It’s not tha...

Eigerwand, The Railway Station Carved Into The Mountains

Jun 10, 2022

The Jungfrau massif is flanked by the Grindelwald and Rhône river valleys in the south-central Swiss Alps, between the towns of Brig and Int...

The Westinghouse Atom Smasher

Jun 9, 2022

For almost 80 years, a huge lightbulb-shaped device stood in Forest Hills on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, United States. To...

The Round Towers of Ireland

Jun 8, 2022

A unique feature of the Irish landscape are its free-standing round towers or Cloigtheach , which literally means “bell house”. As their nam...

Mahabat Maqbara: A Forgotten Testament of Artistry

Jun 8, 2022

In Junagadh, Gujarat, the confluence of cultural influences in India epitomises in the form of an overlooked monument. Mahabat Maqbara—an ep...