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This Norwegian Island Wants to Become the World’s First Time-Free Zone

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0000

‘Our goal is to provide full flexibility, 24/7,’ one resident said. ‘If you want to cut the lawn at 4 a.m., then you do it.’

Ali Stroker Makes History, and More From the Tony Awards

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:54:14 +0000

The actress becomes the first wheelchair user ever to take home the coveted prize at the 73rd annual award show

A Medieval Nun Wanted to Escape Her Convent—so She Faked Her Death

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:07:56 +0000

This story and others have come to light during a project to translate and digitize a series of texts about archbishops in York, England

A Human Chain Helped a U.K. Bookshop Move to Its New Location

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:25:21 +0000

Some 250 volunteers transported more than 2,000 books

The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Will Give Away Its Trove of Artworks and Archives

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:25:34 +0000

The Whitney Museum has been gifted 400 works by the famed pop artist, while the Smithsonian Archives of American Art will receive half a million documents

Saudi Prince Revealed as Buyer of $450 Million da Vinci Heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:24:16 +0000

An investigation by David D. Kirkpatrick of the New York Times revealed the buyer's identity

Parisian Nudists Get Designated Area to Frolic "au Naturel"

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:56:53 +0000

An increasing number of people in France espouse a clothing-free lifestyle

Thousands of Lego Daffodils Are Blooming in Britain

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:44:41 +0000

The brick-built botanicals celebrate the UK’s 2017 City of Culture

Last Surviving Animals of Mosul Zoo Transported to Safety

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:01:09 +0000

Lula the bear and Simba the lion have been evacuated to a wildlife shelter in Jordan

The Oscars Are Held in a Mall

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:00:00 +0000

It takes two weeks to dress the venue (which is in a mall, remember) for the occasion each year