The Secret History of Lipstick
Its recipe has taken thousands of years to perfect, and if we follow the forgotten…
Category Obscure history
How a Wine and Cocaine Cocktail Became Coca Cola
I think by now most of us have heard the story about our world-famous soft drink, Coco-Cola,…
Inside the Paris Department Store where Nazis Shopped for Stolen Jewish Belongings
The Mysterious “Order of the Odd Fellows” that frankly, belongs in a Wes Anderson Movie
It’s a name that had me instantly transfixed, like something Wes Anderson had dreamt up…
Why Are There Underground Jesuit Caves in Europe Filled with Egyptian and Islamic Art?
I‘ve just spent the last few hours trying to figure out why there’s a network…
Banner Ladies: The Human Billboards of Yesteryear
Whether you’ve traded your old sofa on Craigslist or advertised your business and its products…
Terrifying Breast Enhancers of Yesteryear
Allow me to translate for you … BREAST FIRMING via fast, pressurised cold water affusion that showers…
Lost in Time: Groovy Afghanistan
A cautionary tale of a vibrant and thriving culture lost in time, these photographs collected…
The Unsolved Case of the Missing Perfume Heiress
It’s the best Agatha Christie novel that never was: the story of the disappearance of…
The Undertaker Village of Paris: Then & Now
It was a time when divorcées were only allowed to be buried at night, when…
Podcast du Jour: The Reclusive Royals that Lived in a Crumbling Jungle Palace
Some stories never leave us. They take up permanent residency in our brain, resurfacing for…
Love, Espionage and Alien Vibrations: Tales of a Soviet Music Machine
What do Lady Gaga and Lenin have in common? They’ve both played the theremin– the…