The Grand Canal by moonlight. Image: Library of Congress These postcards of Belle Époque Venice were printed by the Detroit Publishing Company using the Photochrom process, a time-consuming and exacting technique by which convincing layers of artificial color are applied to black and … Read More
The full range of John Cena is once again on display in a new clip that puts the WWE-wrestler-turned-actor in the role of career counselor, bulging muscles and all. SEE ALSO: Leslie Jones is John Cena’s life coach and there’s … Read More
John Hetlinger, the 82-year-old retired engineer who wowed America’s Got Talent with his screaming skills in June, reached peak metal on Friday: he performed with Drowning Pool itself. The band invited Hetlinger to join them at Chicago’s Open Air Festival … Read More
LONDON — The president’s address to a distraught nation in the midst of a surprise military coup was being interrupted, not by gunshots or protestors, but an incoming call. On Saturday at half-past-midnight, Nuh Yilmaz, press officer for Turkey’s national … Read More
Lola Silvestri is 94 years old and absolutely electric. Her house is unapologetically covered in bold, pink, damask-print wallpaper and tiny amusing trinkets. She’s bubbly and fiercely independent — and she’s ready to eat. Lola is inviting you to lunch. … Read More
1937 Christmas Eve with the quintuplets. Image: Bettmann/Getty Images Born in 1934 in the rural farming community of Corbeil, Ontario, the Dionne sisters were the first quintuplets in recorded medical history to survive infancy. Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, and Marie, … Read More
This week, Instagram posts ranged from tragic to powerful to playful. The world is reeling from the attacks in Nice, France, and illustrators are creating poignant tributes. Athletes like Serena Williams and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the tennis and soccer worlds, … Read More
In the past month, John Sibley has been responsible for the takedown of more than 1,000 Facebook groups selling guns. He and others are part of a ragtag social media militia of sorts they say are trying to fill a … Read More
Hi! My name is Raymond Wong and I just turned 28 a few months ago. I love Pokémon Go and I’m not ashamed of everyone knowing. And neither should you, however old you are. Pokémon Go has taken the world … Read More
