-
Dec 31, 2024
Few stories are as paradoxical or disturbing as that of Alexandre Villaplane. Here was a man who once embodied national pride, captaining France at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in...
-
Sep 26, 2024
In 1985, I was wandering through a record store when an album cover caught my eye. It wasn’t the band’s name, The Pogues, that grabbed my attention, nor was it the music...
-
Sep 2, 2024
When we think of piracy, the image that often comes to mind is that of swashbuckling buccaneers in the Caribbean, brandishing cutlasses and hunting for buried treasure. But Europe,...
-
Aug 19, 2024
In the annals of medical history, few practices are as unsettling as that of "Waterloo teeth." This grim chapter saw dentures crafted from the teeth of the dead, often plucked from...
-
Aug 14, 2024
In the midst of the Second World War, amidst the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, the German military embarked on a mission that combined stealth, technology, and audacity. The...
Dec 31, 2024Few stories are as paradoxical or disturbing as that of Alexandre Villaplane. Here was a man who once embodied national pride, captaining France at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in...
Sep 26, 2024In 1985, I was wandering through a record store when an album cover caught my eye. It wasn’t the band’s name, The Pogues, that grabbed my attention, nor was it the music...
Sep 2, 2024When we think of piracy, the image that often comes to mind is that of swashbuckling buccaneers in the Caribbean, brandishing cutlasses and hunting for buried treasure. But Europe,...
Aug 19, 2024In the annals of medical history, few practices are as unsettling as that of "Waterloo teeth." This grim chapter saw dentures crafted from the teeth of the dead, often plucked from...
Aug 14, 2024In the midst of the Second World War, amidst the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, the German military embarked on a mission that combined stealth, technology, and audacity. The...