The “Pachinko” author recommends four novels that present character studies of bold women making their way in changing times.

Just in time for Modernism Week in Palm Springs, California, designer Michelle Boudreau conceptualized a sleek, contemporary ...

This means that while Lowestoft porcelain ... a form of early seaside giftware). Also sought are more decoratively complex pieces with painted and moulded decoration, among them pairs of named tea ...

Christian Bale's Batman Begins celebrates its 20th anniversary with with a new DC Multiverse figure from McFarlane Toys. See it here!

Brought from Brazil at the beginning of the 20 th century, coffee soon gained cult status with many turn of the century cafes still visible on the streets of Lisbon today. One such is Abrasileira on ...

In her heyday, Lina Cavalieri was heralded as the most beautiful woman in the world — a superstar of the Belle Epoque whose legacy is kept alive by a Milan-based, family-run design firm that fell in ...

For the unfamiliar, the cabinet of curiosities emerged in the Renaissance era. These large, spellbinding glass cabinets (or ...

An advert for Bayer's Aspirin from the early 20th century Bayer had the aspirin trademark and its US assets seized during World War One, whilst “American” Merck (now Merck & Co. in the US or ...

February 18, 2025 • We visit a local egg farm and talk to an industry analyst to get to the bottom of why the prices of eggs are soaring so quickly and when they might come back to earth.

By Diane Abbott. Thatcherism and the End of the Post-War Consensus by Dennis Kavanagh 20th Century Britain: The Woman's Hour by Jenni Murray ...

The novels, short stories, and poetry of the early 20th century critiqued existing forms of identity, suggested new alternative forms, and provided readers with a space in which to reflect on the ways ...

When we think of flying objects in art we might not put balloons at the top of our list, and yet they appear everywhere. Art lovers, mark your calendars! In winter 2025, the historic city of Mantua ...