Beautiful examples of Art Nouveau furniture, a radical design change in its time
A modern mudlark: Lara Maiklem collects “pieces of human history” from the Thames
The catacombs of Kom Kom El Shoqafa
The 19th century Oregon Trail left evidence we can see today, even wagon wheel tracks
When his best buddy Oliver Hardy died, Stan Laurel refused to act in another film
The reason a mysterious dandy has decorated “The New Yorker” for nearly a century
Dazzling 1920s wedding dresses: epitome of glamour, but in modern silhouette
Yasuke, the only African samurai, spoke Japanese fluently and became a nobleman
The Death Car: Urban legends surrounding “haunted” cars difficult to explain
Spanish photographer uses 166-year-old technique to create mesmerizing pictures of kids
