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Victor Jara- The folk star killed by fascists in a coup

Victor Jara: The folk star killed by fascists in a coup

Remember his name.

Dec 27, 2025

Danzig on his collection of evil books

Glenn Danzig’s spooky collection of evil books

“I’m Glen Danzig. Rock Star. Dreamweaver. Plus bookworm.”

Dec 27, 2025

New Jack- The pro-wrestler who stabbed an opponent in the ring

New Jack: The pro-wrestler who stabbed an opponent in the ring

“Does this feel fake to you?!”

Dec 26, 2025

NOFX's inspirations- the five favourite albums of Fat Mike

NOFX’s inspirations: the five favourite albums of Fat Mike

The punk rock mogul.

Dec 26, 2025

Bruce Pardo- The muderous Santa Claus

Bruce Pardo: The horrific true story of a murderous Santa Claus

The wrath of mediocre men,

Dec 25, 2025

The bizarre origin of ‘Santa schools’

The bizarre origin of ‘Santa Schools’

Tis the season to be studious!

Dec 25, 2025

Music

Playing for time- Tracing the origin of tarot cards

Playing for time: Tracing the origin of tarot cards

Dec 8, 2025

The President's Playlist- the favourite songs of JFK

The President’s Playlist: the favourite songs of JFK

Dec 3, 2025

The hidden message bookending a Pink Floyd masterpiece

The hidden message bookending a Pink Floyd masterpiece

Nov 17, 2025

Creeper- The cult band who became the nemesis of the Westboro Baptist Church

Creeper: The cult band who became the nemesis of the Westboro Baptist Church

Oct 26, 2025

The Rolling Stones, live at the Marquee Club, 1971

When Mick’s shirt went sideways: The Rolling Stones live at the Marquee Club, 1971

Richard Metzger

Sep 29, 2025

The ‘Doom Tour’- Incredible archival footage of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live in 1974

The American Beatles: Crosby, Stills and Nash perform ‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes’ at Woodstock

Richard Metzger

Sep 28, 2025

Is ‘Sesso Matto’ the greatest 70s Italian sex comedy disco soundtrack ever recorded?

‘Sesso Matto’: the sleazy, brilliant 1970s Italian sex comedy with a perfect disco soundtrack

Richard Metzger

Sep 28, 2025

Weezy, get me some LSD- ‘George Jefferson’ is a big prog rock fan

“Weezy, get me some LSD!”: George Jefferson was a serious prog rock freak

Richard Metzger

Sep 27, 2025

Too Much Junkie Business- Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers live at the Lyceum Ballroom

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers bring junkie chaos to the London Lyceum, 1984

Richard Metzger

Sep 16, 2025

‘Slow Death’- Flamin’ Groovies live in San Francisco, 1971

‘Slow Death’: the Flamin’ Groovies at their raw, ragged peak in 1971

Sep 13, 2025

Rock snob alert- Dig the Soviet bloc psychedelia of Hungary’s Omega

Omega: the Cold War-era prog band that blew minds behind the Iron Curtain

Richard Metzger

Sep 9, 2025

David Bowie’s stunning (and epic) hippie anthem ‘Memory of a Free Festival’

Before Ziggy: David Bowie’s beautiful, flower-powered farewell to the 1960s

Richard Metzger

Sep 9, 2025

Art

Maria Yudina- What to do when a tyrant loves your art

Maria Yudina: What to do when a tyrant loves your art

Dec 20, 2025

Donald Trump wax statue pulled from museum after being punched too many times

Donald Trump statue removed being punched too many times

Rachael Pimblett

Dec 4, 2025

The Woman Who Wanted to Photograph Every House in Poland

The woman who wanted to photograph every house in Poland

Nov 29, 2025

Art is the weapon- A brief history of the CIA and Abstract expressionism

A brief history of the CIA and abstract expressionism

Nov 18, 2025

Breaking Point- what was the appeal of torture porn?

Breaking Point: What was the appeal of torture porn?

Nov 13, 2025

What Makes An Artefact? How Warren Ellis made chewed gum into an idol

How Warren Ellis made chewed gum into an idol

Oct 6, 2025

Conspiracy of Women- Lydia Lunch’s Post Catastrophe Collaborative Workshop

Lydia Lunch’s brutal feminist manifesto still echoes louder than ever

Richard Metzger

Sep 9, 2025

Eugène Ionesco with a copy of Massin’s innovative graphic take on his play

'The Bald Soprano': One of the most beautiful books ever published

Richard Metzger

Aug 24, 2025

Movies

The five freakiest Christmas movies

The five freakiest Christmas movies

Dec 17, 2025

Wild and untamed things- why Rocky Horror crowds are the best in the world

Wild and untamed things: Why ‘Rocky Horror’ crowds are the best in the world

Nov 30, 2025

The Patterson-Gimlin film- the cinematic debut of Bigfoot

When was the first footage of Bigfoot ever shot?

Nov 30, 2025

Without a trace- The wild story of the strangest weapon the CIA ever produced

Without a trace: The wild story of the strangest weapon the CIA ever produced

Nov 4, 2025

'Windy City Heat'- the cruellest joke in Hollywood history

‘Windy City Heat’: the cruellest joke in Hollywood history

Nov 4, 2025

The teens who tried to become 'Natural Born Killers'- A cinematic crime spree

A cinematic copycat crime spree: The teens who tried to become ‘Natural Born Killers’

Oct 26, 2025

From a hippie icon to a $2 billion star: The peculiar arc of Doctor Strange

Oct 11, 2025

'Lamb'- how a human-sheep hybrid put Icelandic cinema on the map

‘Lamb’: how a human-sheep hybrid put Icelandic cinema on the map

Oct 8, 2025

Pop Culture

Does North Korea have any rock bands?

Does North Korea have any rock bands?

Dec 6, 2025

What made Thomas Pynchon a recluse

Retreating from the world: What made Thomas Pynchon a recluse?

Nov 28, 2025

42 Balloons, a BB Gun and a packed lunch- The flight of Lawnchair Larry

42 Balloons, a BB Gun and a packed lunch: The flight of Lawnchair Larry

Nov 23, 2025

The Bullet Catch- a brief, bloody history of the world

The Bullet Catch: a brief, bloody history of the world’s deadliest magic trick

Nov 13, 2025

One Last Trip- The death of Aldous Huxley

One Last Trip: The death of Aldous Huxley

Nov 6, 2025

Saving Throws- How Dungeons and Dragons survived the Satanic Panic

Saving Throws: How Dungeons and Dragons survived the Satanic Panic

Oct 28, 2025

How a small town in Minnesota became the Halloween capital of the world

Anoka: How did a small town in Minnesota become the Halloween capital of the world?

Oct 28, 2025

Hacks- the baffling reason the FBI struggles to recruit computer operatives

Hacks: the baffling reason the FBI struggles to recruit computer operatives

Oct 27, 2025

How Superman singlehandedly thwarted the Ku Klux Klan

Superman vs the Ku Klux Klan: the real-life story that thwarted white supremacists

Martin Schneider

Sep 30, 2025

Salvador Dali’s transsexual muse Amanda Lear in her first TV commercial, 1967

Salvador Dalí’s muse Amanda Lear in her first TV commercial, 1967

Richard Metzger

Aug 6, 2025

The hilarious dog parody ads of ‘Canine Quarterly’ and ‘Dogue’

Satire goes off-leash: How fake dog adverts in ‘Canine Quarterly’ became high art

Jul 8, 2025

‘The Unauthorized Story of Charlie’s Angels’- TV movie trash done right!

Unauthorized, unhinged, unforgettable: The ‘Charlie’s Angels’ TV trash that still slaps

Jul 6, 2025

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