Chronicles of an Affair with his Secretary, Found in an Abandoned Suitcase
The briefcase was found three decades after the affair took place, abandoned in a German…
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The Strange, Unspoken Glorification of Sexual Assault in Art History
There’s something not quite right about that painting, wouldn’t you say? The many depictions of…
Meet the Original “Victoria’s Secret” Beauties of the 1920s
When looking at black and white photographs of women considered glamorous in the 1920s and…
Secretly Documenting the Intimate World of 19th Century Sex Workers
No one knew that William Goldman led a double life. A model citizen and well-respected…
Men Wore Corsets, History Says
Pink for girls, blue for boys. Heels for women, flats for men. Corsets for ladies,…
Lulu White and her Belle Epoque Mansion of Interracial Sex Work
In New Orleans, stories seem to seep out of the soggy ground. Something about the…
The X-Rated Paris Grave
In Paris’ city of the dead, where winding cobblestone pathways have their own street signs, graves look…
Inside the Airtight Time Capsule Room Sealed in 1940, to Open in Six-Thousand Years
With all the Marty McFly “Back to the Future” fever that’s taken over the internet recently, taking…
So How Did a Company Selling Rubber Tires Become the World’s Authority on Restaurants?
It actually makes a lot of sense. It’s also genius marketing. But really, how did…
These Vending Machines for Stray Animals Should Be in Every City Around the World
Animal lovers gather round! Some very clever folks in Istanbul have created a vending machine that releases food…
The Underground World of Tunnels Beneath Disney
I don’t know why I didn’t figure this out when I was a kid. Did…
Meet the Hollywood Bombshell Who Invented the Basis for Modern WIFI
If this beautiful Hollywood starlet looks a little bored or unimpressed while posing in her rather…