It’s a good time to be dead—at least, if you want to keep in touch with the living. Almost a third of Americans say they have communicated with someone who has died, and they collectively spend more ...

While today's lovers often exchange cute cards, the Victorians loved to send insulting "vinegar Valentines". I first discovered this peculiar practice in 2019, when I designed a small exhibition at ...

These oft-anonymous messages took aim at pretentious poets, unhelpful salespeople, suffragists and secessionists alike Melissa Chim, The Conversation A pair of vinegar valentines poking fun at the ...

One of the joys of Fallout as a fan is to sit down and deep-dive into its alternate-reality take on United States history. The lore masters at Bethesda have entire events mapped out into canon, from ...

The Victorian government has made an apology to Aboriginal Victorians in parliament. The apology was negotiated as part of the state's historic treaty agreement, which was signed into law last month.

Ever wonder where many of our favorite Christmas traditions come from? The Victorians are to thank for so much of the magic we associate with the season. Their creativity and love for the holidays ...

Richard Sears, a railroad station agent, started selling watches as a side business in North Redwood, Minnesota. The following year, he moved to the company's first Chicago location and hired ...

Bleecker Street has taken U.S. rights to the Zachary Wigon directed Victorian Psycho, starring Maika Monroe, Jason Isaacs and Thomasin McKenzie, which Deadline first told you about at Cannes. The pic ...

A couple renovating a 125-year-old Victorian home in Pennsylvania have uncovered a treasure trove of historical artifacts—culminating in the discovery of what they describe as a "literal time capsule, ...

“Could unfathomable hotness still be found in such stifling social constraints?” asks Radford-Wattley, founder of the Hot Victorians Instagram account, in his quirky debut celebration of historical ...

The next time you’re enjoying a scoop of ice cream this summer, consider this: Throughout the 1800s, people regularly died from eating the frozen treat, with whole groups at picnics and fairs falling ...

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