MMXXVI VOL21 No.950

Third crusade started 837 years ago

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Lee Miller, the war correspondent who got into Hitler’s bathtub
War

Muse of surrealism, photographer, tough war correspondent, The Guardian once described her as model, monster and mother

Editor's picks

Yoga as practiced in the Western countries is an invention of the late 19th century, created specifically to be marketed to affluent Westerners. This article explains the genesis of modern yoga, how it spread to the West and "the dark night of the soul", the risks of yoga and meditation

NATO and ZULU watch straps

The history of NATO straps, from James Bond in Goldfinger to their adoption by the British Army in 1973 and everything you need to know before buying one in today's market

Krampus, our favorite Christmas Devil

The European demon who inflicts a severe punishment on naughty children; kidnapping them, dragging them to hell, and eating them alive. The perfect Christmas tradition to traumatize young children and ensure they have nightmares for the rest of their lives

Bloody facts about Halloween

From its obscure Celtic origins to its modern version. Its history, the Christian origin of the name, carved pumpkins, trick-or-treating, how it arrived from Europe to the United States, the current business in figures and the mischievous pranks that were played when there was no treat

The great mystery of Everest; did Mallory and Irvine summit?

One of the greatest mysteries surrounding the top of the world, when it was still one of the last frontiers to be conquered. The recent discovery of Irvine's foot narrows the search area for the camera that could contain evidence of a first summit in 1924

Editor's picks

An abandoned ocean liner in flames washed ashore at Asbury Park, New Jersey, as if it were Charon's boat straight out of hell

Random article

Both, the builders and the first operators, were professional climbers who accessed the lighthouse by making a dangerous ascent up the wall of the island where it is located

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Nolumus credere, velimus scire

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