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Karl Bushby - Explorer - Adventurer - Walker - 2026 -

Karl Bushby - Explorer - Adventurer - Walker - 2026 -

Karl Bushby arrives home after 28-year walk from Chile that began in 1998

One hell of a wander.

Oct 7, 2026

Syracuse - Cottingly Fairy - Split - 2026

British man who attended a ‘faerie sex cult’ dies in Sicily

A strange choice in holiday activity.

Oct 7, 2026

Ambassador Satch- Why jazz became a valuable weapon in The Cold War

Ambassador Satch: The music genre that became a valuable weapon in the Cold War

Freedom comes at a cost.

Oct 6, 2026

The Bawdy House Riots- How religious oppression led to the destruction of London's brothels in 1668

How religious oppression led to the destruction of London’s brothels in 1668

Protest or terrorism?

Oct 6, 2026

The civil rights group formed in 1980 by and for dead people

The civil rights group, formed by and for dead people, in 1980

Like Kafka but real.

Oct 6, 2026

Vladimir Putin - Toilet - Split - 2026

Russia accused of leaving disgusting intimidation tactics in the toilets of Finnish MPs

Dirty tricks.

Oct 6, 2026

Music

Proibidão- the Brazilian hip-hop made illegal in the 1990s

Proibidão: the Brazilian hip-hop made illegal in the 1990s

Oct 4, 2026

How an AR-15 rifle became a symbol of peace and music in 2003

How an AR-15 rifle became a symbol of peace and music in 2003

Oct 3, 2026

How punk rock stole the safety pin from drag queens in 1972 -

How punk rock stole the safety pin from drag queens in 1972

Oct 2, 2026

Crabcore- How 2007 gave us the strangest metal subgenre

Crabcore: How 2007 gave us the strangest metal subgenre

Oct 1, 2026

Why Iggy Pop nearly died in 1974 making the most frightening live album ever

How Iggy Pop nearly died in 1974 while making the most frightening live album ever

Sep 30, 2026

Marc Almond’s early side project ‘Marc and the Mambas’

Marc Almond’s side project Marc and the Mambas: the ultimate soundtrack for a broken heart, 1983

Richard Metzger

Sep 30, 2026

Dreams Money Can Buy Surrealist Feature Film from 1947

‘Dreams That Money Can Buy’: In 1947, Duchamp, Man Ray and Max Ernst made a weird movie together

Richard Metzger

Sep 29, 2026

Cocksucker Blues- Rarely Seen Rolling Stones Documentary -

‘Cocksucker Blues’, super rare Rolling Stones, and the underground world of VHS bootlegs

Richard Metzger

Sep 28, 2026

Tom Waits - Tom Tales- The bizarre, haunting stage anecdotes of Tom Waits

Tom Tales: The bizarre, haunting stage anecdotes of Tom Waits

Sep 26, 2026

The complicated marriage of David and Angie Bowie

The complicated marriage of David and Angie Bowie that began in 1970

Sep 26, 2026

Young Madonna performing at Danceteria, 1982

Enjoy this video of a young, pre-fame Madonna performing at Danceteria, 1982

Richard Metzger

Sep 22, 2026

Did Sun Ra turn his Arkestra into a cult in the 1960s

Did Sun Ra turn his Arkestra into a cult in the 1960s?

Sep 20, 2026

Art

Ghosts Before Breakfast- Dada masterpiece by Hans Richter (1927) -

Hans Richter’s wonderfully strange 1929 Dada masterpiece

Richard Metzger

Oct 4, 2026

'Comedian'- the banana that sold for $6.2,000,000 in 2024

The banana sold for $6,200,000 at auction in 2024

Sep 29, 2026

Disney legend Rolly Crump’s drugs, Beatnik & Commie posters, 1960 -

Rolly Crump’s 1960s psychedelic drug posters outside Disney

Richard Metzger

Sep 29, 2026

The Ugly Duchess a portrait from 1513 that depicts a disease

The infamous 1513 portrait that depicts a disease

Sep 28, 2026

When the lights go off- the most controversial art installation of the 2000

The most controversial piece of art of 2000

Sep 18, 2026

The Spectrum- Psychedelic funhouse designed by Damon Albarn’s Father -

Inside Keith Albarn’s psychedelic fun house The Spectrum

Richard Metzger

Sep 17, 2026

How Damien Hirst turned a fantasy shipwreck into the worst art exhibition of 2017

How Damien Hirst made a £50,000,000 shipwreck into the worst art project of 2017

Sep 16, 2026

Primitivism- did 1984 give us the most racist art exhibition ever?

How 1984 give us the most racist art exhibition ever

Sep 15, 2026

Movies

Grindhouse classic- The Wizard of Gore

‘The Wizard of Gore’: Herschell Gordon Lewis’s gloriously deranged 1970s grindhouse classic

Richard Metzger

Oct 4, 2026

Moral Re-Armament- the toxic cult that Glenn Close grew up in -

Moral Re-Armament: The toxic cult that Glenn Close grew up in

Sep 30, 2026

Sunny Leone- The porn star that broke into Bollywood in 2012 -

Sunny Leone: The porn star that broke into Bollywood in 2012

Sep 30, 2026

Why ‘The Deer Hunter’ led to real life games of Russian Roulette in the 1980s

The movie that led to real life games of Russian Roulette in the 1980s

Sep 30, 2026

How a Slender Man documentary from 2018 gave the world Jane Schoenbrun

How a Slender Man documentary from 2018 gave the world Jane Schoenbrun

Sep 29, 2026

Zita Johann- The mystical star of 1930s Hollywood who died before every performance

The mystical star of 1930s Hollywood who ‘died’ before every performance

Sep 27, 2026

The Eternal Teenager How John Carpenter lost his passion for filmmaking in the 1990s

The Eternal Teenager: How John Carpenter lost his passion for filmmaking in the 1990s

Sep 27, 2026

Why Werner Herzog walked 600 miles from Munich to Paris in 1974

Werner Herzog’s strange 600 mile walk from Munich to Paris in 1974

Sep 27, 2026

Pop Culture

The BDSM cult of Irish nuns whose terrifying secret was exposed in 1992

The BDSM cult of Irish nuns whose terrifying secret was exposed in 1992

Sep 28, 2026

'The Report from Iron Mountain'- The 1967 political hoax that fooled the President

‘The Report from Iron Mountain’: The 1967 political hoax that fooled the president

Sep 28, 2026

The porn star who beheaded her ex in 2023 after marrying his son

The porn star who beheaded her ex-partner in 2023 after marrying his son

Sep 26, 2026

The Now Explosion- The Original MTV

‘The Now Explosion’: The TV channel that invented MTV 11 years before MTV

Richard Metzger

Sep 22, 2026

Why Harmony Korine has been obsessed with AI since 2023

Why Harmony Korine has been obsessed with AI since 2023

Aug 31, 2026

How the Cat in the Hat put a New York woman in a month long coma in 1997

How the ‘Cat in the Hat’ put a New York woman in a coma in 1997

Aug 22, 2026

Jonathan Agassi- the porn star saved by a 2018 documentary about his life

Jonathan Agassi: The porn star whose life was saved by a 2018 documentary

Aug 17, 2026

Steve Driver- the porn actor who murdered his co-star with a sword in 2010

The porn actor who murdered his co-star with a sword in 2010

Aug 17, 2026

How a bow and arrow attack showed the true value of the paparazzi

The wannabe Hollywood star who attacked paparazzi with a bow and arrow in 1960

Aug 14, 2026

The demonic safety robot that comes with instructions on how to kill it -

The bizarre safety robot that comes with instructions on how to kill it

Aug 11, 2026

'Shattered'- the most torturous reality TV show of the early 2000s -

‘Shattered’: The most torturous reality TV show of the early 2000s

Aug 9, 2026

The comedian banned from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for showing his penis

The comedian banned from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for showing his penis

Aug 8, 2026

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