Scientists Find That Frankenstein’s Monster Could Have Wiped Out Humanity
Thank goodness his creator never finished his proposed girlfriend
Retro-Futuristic “House of Tomorrow” Declared a National Treasure
The property in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is seeking $2 million to return it to its 1933 World’s Fair glory
Five Things to Know About Evangelical Cartoonist Jack Chick
The controversial artist died after 50 years of publishing comics
National Geographic’s Iconic “Afghan Girl” Arrested in Pakistan
Sharbat Gula was recently detained on charges of having a fake I.D.
A Brief History of Wizard Rock
This Halloween, check out a genre devoted to Harry Potter’s Wizarding World
The Vatican Just Banned Scattering Ashes
A new doctrinal rule requires Roman Catholics to store cremains at cemeteries
What to Know About Shakespeare’s Newly Credited Collaborator Christopher Marlowe
Textual analysis convinced the editors of The New Oxford Shakespeare to make Marlowe a co-author on the “Henry VI” plays, parts 1, 2 and 3
Italian Preservationists Save 900 Artworks From the Ruins of Earthquake-Struck Amatrice
The “Blue Helmets” spent months scouring rubble for priceless pieces
Smithsonian Will Stretch to Save Scarecrow’s Costume, Too
Turns out the Ruby Slippers were just the beginning of an epic journey of cultural preservation
Kids Ditch Princess Costumes in Favor of Superheroes This Halloween
For the first time in over a decade, princesses falter on the charts
If You Want to Adopt a Black Cat, You May Have to Wait Until Halloween Is Over
Why some adoption centers wait till after the spooky season to give some kitties a home
New U.K. Law That Would Pardon Gay Men Once Convicted of Sex Crimes Fails in Parliament
The private member’s bill will not go ahead
Iggy Pop Bares More Than Abs in New Art Exhibition About Masculinity
Punk meets pencil in an art show that examines the portrayal of masculinity throughout the centuries
How the Poppy Came to Symbolize World War I
Red blooms help the world commemorate a bloody war
Prize-Winning Photos Capture the Big Beauty of a Microscopic World
Nikon’s Small World Photography Competition celebrates the gorgeous details of nature
An Artist Blanketed Bogota’s Bolívar Square With the Names of Victims of Colombia’s Civil War
Remembering the dead as the country struggles to make peace
China Now Has a 20th-Century Architectural Heritage List
A country with an uneasy relationship to its past will preserve 98 buildings of the 20th century for future generations
Reach Out And Touch This Version of Klimt’s “Kiss”
A 3-D printed version of the classic painting lets blind people appreciate the artwork
New Art Exhibition Celebrates 5,000 Years of Syria’s History
Syria is more than just a refugee crisis
What to Know Now That the King of Thailand Has Died
Political uncertainty and potential unrest follows the death of the beloved Bhumibol Adulyadej
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