“We’ll Meet Again,” sung by Vera Lynn, now 100, captured the feelings of many couples in WW2
With thanks to the Dark Web, a 17th century letter from Satan to a nun is deciphered
Mary Austin: The friend who inspired and supported Freddie Mercury, and inherited a portion of his wealth
At 800-year-old Berkeley Castle, the gardens are gorgeous but the stories chilling of pitiless murder of Edward II
Scientists discover a Jurassic-era skeleton of a scary 16-foot-long “top tier” sea predator
Jim Morrison’s father, upon hearing the first “Doors” album, wrote a letter to his son : “Give up any idea of singing”
A 450-year-old book advises young samurai how to prepare for combat, the secret to viewing death calmly–and what to name the baby
Al Pacino, whose grandparents came from town of Corleone in Sicily, said, “I’m all Italian. You get your full dose with me.”
The term “paparazzi” was coined by Fellini while making his film about the lives of the Sixties elite, “La Dolce Vita”
The Beach Boys sang about a California culture of sun and sand in the 1960s but didn’t actually like to surf themselves–and one of them drowned
