You know, that little battery-operated toy, or snuggly-fitting stroker that you keep in your nightstand wasn’t always so perfect. It took a lot of work to make that piece of silicone what it is now, and it’s something that many designers continue to work on bettering today. You may think that sex toys rose to…
In an age of contouring, baking, brows and plumped lips, it is difficult to imagine that societies throughout history have been as beauty obsessed as we are today. Certainly, what constituted ‘beauty’ has been redefined almost continually throughout history, but, nevertheless, ideals and expectations have governed the ways in which women especially have felt about…
Best known for her classic crime novels, one of Agatha Christie’s greatest mysteries was not a work of fiction but was rather a real-life enigma which cast Christie herself as the leading lady. On Friday 3rd December 1926, just after 9:30pm, Christie checked to see if her seven-year-old daughter Rosalind was sleeping soundly before making her way…
Fashion is such a weird thing! It changes fast, sometimes even the craziest things can become fashionable, and only real experts of it can predict what is going to be fashionable the next season. On the other hand, the borders of what is fashion and stylish and what is not are very unclear (remember Lady Gaga’s…
iving in the Midwestern United States, every year I hear the same worry from my friends in late April and early May, “We better not have frost tonight. I just planted my flowers/vegetables.” In France, where my paternal family is from, there is a belief that clear nights and cold winds are the reason for these seemingly…
On the wedding night of his nephew and future King, William of Orange, Charles II watched the entire consummation whilst shouting encouragement from the sidelines.The Great Pyramids of Giza were originally clad in white marble, with a 24k gold cap on tap.Boston Corbett, the man who found and shot John Wilkes Booth, was completely insane…
Sex was obviously not invented by classical writers but they were the first to document it in graphic detail. However perverse the practice the Ancient Greek and Romans almost always tried it first, and as such, it is no coincidence that many modern words connected with sex are Greek in origin. Taken from Karen Dolby’s…
When learning a new language, it is inevitable that you want to find out the “bad words.” It is no different when learning ancient languages like Latin or Greek. For instance, in Latin words to describe the male genitalia are considered the bad words. These words were mentula and uerpa. For all intents and purposes…
The thought of sacrificing a person’s life may seem like the sort of barbaric ritual reserved for only the most unholy and uncivilised societies, however, cultures considered to be highly affluent and advanced regarded human sacrifice as just a normal part of life. Whether it was for the purpose of appeasing the gods or to…
On this day in history one of the worlds most iconic screen goddess’s, Elizabeth Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011), marries for the first time. For the regular folk this is no big deal, but for Elizabeth it would be the start of two lifelong love affairs; one with marriage, the other jewelry….