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21 Stunning Vintage Photos Of The Années Folles Of 1920s Paris

You probably know the City of Lights as one of most romantic places in the world. And nearly a century ago, with horse-drawn carriages clopping down cobblestone streets and the whole thing preserved for history in luscious black-and-white, that was truer than ever. Immerse yourself in 1920s Paris with these...

By Elisabeth Sherman • Aug 17, 2016

21 Stunning Vintage Photos Of The Années Folles Of 1920s Paris

You probably know the City of Lights as one of most romantic places in the world. And nearly a century ago, with horse-drawn carriages clopping down cobblestone streets and the whole thing preserved for history in luscious black-and-white, that was truer than ever. Immerse yourself in 1920s Paris with these...

By Elisabeth Sherman • August 17, 2016

Dark Buddhist Teachings That Upend Westerners’ Peace-And-Love Assumptions

From hatred of singing and dancing to comparing women to snakes, these Buddhist teachings reveal that this religion isn't exactly the paragon of peace and love that so many ill-informed Westerners think it is.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 16, 2016

Dark Buddhist Teachings That Upend Westerners’ Peace-And-Love Assumptions

From hatred of singing and dancing to comparing women to snakes, these Buddhist teachings reveal that this religion isn't exactly the paragon of peace and love that so many ill-informed Westerners think it is.

By All That's Interesting • August 16, 2016

37 Eerie Scenes Of Abandoned Places Across The UK

These eerie scenes of abandoned places around the UK reveal the ghosts of its industrial past and the looming specter of its uncertain future.

By John Kuroski • Aug 16, 2016

37 Eerie Scenes Of Abandoned Places Across The UK

These eerie scenes of abandoned places around the UK reveal the ghosts of its industrial past and the looming specter of its uncertain future.

By John Kuroski • August 16, 2016

How Left-Handedness Came To Be Seen As Evil

How did left-handedness transform from a symptom of mental and moral deficiency to a sign of creativity and mental fortitude?

By Savannah Cox • Aug 12, 2016

How Left-Handedness Came To Be Seen As Evil

How did left-handedness transform from a symptom of mental and moral deficiency to a sign of creativity and mental fortitude?

By Savannah Cox • August 12, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Aug. 7 – 13

The best of old-school cool, America’s strangest conventions, history’s dumbest inventions, Missouri’s summertime Santa convention, and appalling vintage anti-suffrage propaganda. Retro Photographs That Define Old-School Cool There’s cool and then there’s old-school cool. Our favorite pop culture icons are often celebrated for their creativity and contributions to their arts. But...

By All That's Interesting • Aug 12, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Aug. 7 – 13

The best of old-school cool, America’s strangest conventions, history’s dumbest inventions, Missouri’s summertime Santa convention, and appalling vintage anti-suffrage propaganda. Retro Photographs That Define Old-School Cool There’s cool and then there’s old-school cool. Our favorite pop culture icons are often celebrated for their creativity and contributions to their arts. But...

By All That's Interesting • August 12, 2016

How A Sexy German Cartoon Gave Birth To The Barbie Doll

Meet Bild Lilli, the dirty little secret Barbie creators hoped everyone would forget

By Elisabeth Sherman • Aug 11, 2016

How A Sexy German Cartoon Gave Birth To The Barbie Doll

Meet Bild Lilli, the dirty little secret Barbie creators hoped everyone would forget

By Elisabeth Sherman • August 11, 2016

27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York

A look inside how punk music emerged from the depths of 1970s and 1980s New York City in twenty-seven candid photographs.

By Alexander Baldwin • Aug 11, 2016

27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York

A look inside how punk music emerged from the depths of 1970s and 1980s New York City in twenty-seven candid photographs.

By Alexander Baldwin • August 11, 2016

Why Some Jewish People Collaborated With The Nazis

During World War II, the Warsaw Ghetto was home to victims and criminals. The Jewish collaborators who worked for the Gestapo were both.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 10, 2016

Why Some Jewish People Collaborated With The Nazis

During World War II, the Warsaw Ghetto was home to victims and criminals. The Jewish collaborators who worked for the Gestapo were both.

By Richard Stockton • August 10, 2016

The True Story Of The Nagasaki Bombing And Why It Almost Didn’t Happen

Three days after the devastation of Hiroshima, U.S. forces carried out the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The attack killed 70,000 in an instant and remains fiercely debated to this day.

By Abby Norman • Aug 9, 2016

The True Story Of The Nagasaki Bombing And Why It Almost Didn’t Happen

Three days after the devastation of Hiroshima, U.S. forces carried out the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The attack killed 70,000 in an instant and remains fiercely debated to this day.

By Abby Norman • August 9, 2016

Here’s How People Attempted To Deny Women The Right To Vote

As the 2016 election draws closer and Hillary Clinton gets her chance to become America’s first female president, it’s easy to — as Michelle Obama recently noted — “take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States.” But there was a time, not even 100 years...

By All That's Interesting • Aug 6, 2016

Here’s How People Attempted To Deny Women The Right To Vote

As the 2016 election draws closer and Hillary Clinton gets her chance to become America’s first female president, it’s easy to — as Michelle Obama recently noted — “take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States.” But there was a time, not even 100 years...

By All That's Interesting • August 6, 2016