In 1950 the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa released his film “Rashomon” which became a classic. It tells us the tale of the murder of ...

A few years ago, the British theatre director Jude Kelly visited some of the oldest cave paintings in the world in Somaliland, Africa.

Old Bet. Around 1806, a farmer in Somers, New York, took his cattle to NYC to sell them. Near the slaughters an elephant caught his eye....

Cave Life for Beginners * Kukeri * The Haunted Hotel * Weird Christmas * A Visit from St. Nicholas

The Homecoming * Aerial Sheep Herding * Mapping it Out * The Original Cowboys Of the US West Coast * Miss Julia Pastrana "The Nondescript"

Daughter of the 'Mad Monk' * Futuredays * The Feather Heist * A Little Bird Blown off Course * The Mother as a Creator

Why Are We Fascinated by 'Evil Women'? * Halloween Quiz * Studies of Pillows * How Philosophy Can Save Your Life * Things Come Apart

Pessimism, A Recipe for Life * Rain Is Coming, Draught Is Ending * The Most Mysterious Book * Sacred Keyhole Tombs * Hijacked Histories

The Art of Whaling * Crush it Like Cleopatra * Antiques & Curiosities * Uproar * Scars Made Into Visible Art

Mummy Bundles from Peru * Love Letters * The Michelin Guide * Don't Forget Your Old Country Home * Abandoned Houses

41 Dont's for Women on Bicycles * Switched at Birth * Long Life in Japan * The Jester of Louis XII * The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Spooky Stuff * Classical Stuff * Detective Stuff * Stuff on Victorian London * Animated Stuff

Who Am I? * The Trader * A Soviet Watch Nerd * Throat Singing in Kangirsuk * Collectors and hoarders

Ireland & Northern Ireland * Paper Boy * Sisters With Transistors * A Social History of Soup * What Makes a Good Life?

Meet the Japanese Sherlock Holmes * An Alternative History of Mothering * Archaeologist-Artist in NYC * Dante's Divine Comedy * "Tina"

3 Books * The Altamont Festival 1969 * "Hey Jules - Don't Be Afraid" * In The Gap * Yakuza Women

Women Viking Warriors * Movies On Books * The Invisible Enemy * Accessories Of The Past * Cold War Spy Thriller

The Power of Narratives * 24 Hours in Ancient Rome * A Tunnel From WWI * Folk Music From Around the World * The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

"Death In Ten Minutes" * Movies On Strong Women * Living Portraits * Questions Of Faith * Which Famous Historical Figure Are You?

Gwenno * A Cultural History Of Weeping * Gloomy February * Women Of The Future * Botanica Etcetera