When Medieval & Early Modern Europeans Cleansed with Poison: The Strange History of Antimony Cups and Pills

The his­to­ry of med­i­cine is, for the most part, a his­to­ry of dubi­ous cures. Some were…

11 Best Pimple Patches of 2025 Keep You From Picking

As an acne-prone individual, I say this without embellishment: The best pimple patches have changed my…

The Ring Is Scripted but the Love Is Real

In the weird, wild, and wonderful era of the ’90s, my brothers and I had a…

What is Deadpool Rated? Parental Guide & Age Rating

Everyone knows about the most unconventional anti-hero of Marvel — Deadpool. The movie about the foul-mouthed…

Hear the Pieces Mozart Composed When He Was Only 5 Years Old

A preter­nat­u­ral­ly tal­ent­ed, pre­co­cious child, bare­ly out of tod­dler­hood, in pow­dered wig and knee-breech­es, caper­ing around…

Spike Lee’s Vibrant MoonSwatch Is a Nod to a Beloved Vintage Speedmaster

And that’s not all: The Do The Right Thing director also has plenty of stock Daytonas,…

Rebuilding the Shire: Loss, Legos, and The Lord of the Rings

Lego’s The Lord of the Rings: The Shire set contains 2,017 pieces. On what I can…

The Hunting Wives Season 2: Cast, Rumours & Release Date

There’s something irresistible about following a group of women as they unravel. It might be why…

Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches to Crushed Weasel Testicles

If any dis­cus­sion of medieval med­i­cine gets going, it’s only a mat­ter of time before some­one…

H&M Made a ‘Dimes Square’ T-Shirt. Why?

This shirt, he adds, “exports a certain cranny of New York to the world and creates…