10 Intriguing ‘Friends’ Fan Theories

10 Intriguing ‘Friends’ Fan Theories Was it all a dream … or a hallucination? Friends is about twenty-somethings navigating life, love, and work in…

The story of Rin Tin Tin: the four-legged star of Hollywood

(Credits: Far Out / Warner Brothers) Film » Features Sat 7 October 2023 21:45, UK Modern viewers likely won’t be aware of this…

“Blackbird” Revisited: How The Beatles’ Civil Rights Anthem Has Been Inspiring Artists for More Than 50 Years

“Blackbird” Revisited: How The Beatles’ Civil Rights Anthem Has Been Inspiring Artists for More Than 50 Years Beyoncé is the latest in a…

Did Humphrey Bogart Really Hog Joints? (And If Not, Why Do We Say ‘Bogart’?)

Did Humphrey Bogart Really Hog Joints? (And If Not, Why Do We Say ‘Bogart’?) There’s a reason Bogie doesn’t come up too much…

The man who made the castle

William Randolph Hearst at table in his castle. Out in San Simeon, California, the Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation held its annual weekend benefit at…

Alexeyev SM-6 and A-90 Orlyonok Ekranoplans

By William Pearce Rostislav Alexeyev (sometimes spelled Alekeyev) of the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau (CHDB or Tsentral’noye konstruktorskoye byuro na podvodnykh kryl’yakh /…

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Locomotive

By William Pearce For some time, locomotives of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) had struggled to climb the Wasatch mountains between Ogden, Utah…

Rail Zeppelin Propeller-Driven Railcar (Schienenzeppelin)

By William Pearce During World War I, German engineer Otto Steinitz had the idea of testing aircraft engines and propellers on railcars. Carl…

Pennsylvania Railroad 4-4-4-4 T1 Locomotive

By William Pearce In the late 1930s, Baldwin Locomotive Works (Baldwin) of Eddystone, Pennsylvania sought a partner to support the design of an…

New York Central M-497 Black Beetle

By William Pearce As the popularity of personal automobiles increased, passenger train travel decreased. In the United States, the decline quickened in the…

Rare Photos Reveal a Fake Rooftop Town Built to Hide Boeing’s Factory from Potential Japanese Air Strikes, 1944

Deceiving the enemy as to what you are doing is not new. Trying to hide positions from observation is not new, trying to…

Judi Dench looks amazing in picture from early career

Given her extensive credits and impressive 60-year-plus career, it's safe to say that Dame Judi Dench is a national treasure. As well as having…