objects of intrigue
The Story Behind the World's Most Terrifying Haunted Doll
Robert the Doll is Key West's most cursed object.
Articles by Andy Wright
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
engineering
How a California Landfill Became a Landmark
Getting historical recognition for a dump can be a messy process.
extra mile
Chasing Totality: A Look Into the World of Umbraphiles
One eclipse is often not enough.
features
The Fiercely Precise World of Competitive Table-Setting
Tablescaping, as it's known, combines creativity and meticulousness.
television
The Man Behind Herman Munster Wrote Some Puntastic Children's Books
Fred Gwynne left a wonderfully goofy literary legacy.
unicorns
This California Tattoo Artist Sees Unicorns in Everything
They appear in gobs of lotion, beer foam, and piles of rags.
crash site
The 1957 Rikers Island Plane Crash That Made Inmates Heroes
It was a frightening time for air travel.
sports
Rowdy 'Mystery Hikes' to Undisclosed Locations Were All the Rage in the '30s
Tromping through strange woods in stockings and heels? Why not!
parks
This Century-Long Photo Project Documents Montana's Shrinking Glaciers
Repeat photography from 70 spots shows the stark differences over decades.
aviation
How a Wild West Showman Brought Man-Lifting Kites to the British Army
In the early 20th century, military daredevils soared high.
zoos
The Experimental Zoo Where Parrots Rollerskated and Chickens Played Baseball
It was run by a pair of psychologists under the principles of operant conditioning.
medicine
When Heart Transplant Patients Were Celebrities
In the 1960s, a new heart meant instant fame.
spies
The Russian Spy Who Convinced America to Take ESP Seriously
History's spookiest spook.
cars
Why is This Space-Age Car Slamming into a Wall of Flaming TVs?
How a photographer landed an iconic shot of the 1975 performance piece "Media Burn."
waterworks
The Final Christmas of 4 Catskills Villages Flooded to Create Reservoirs
You can take a shower in NYC today because the city sank a few hamlets.
animals
Back When Your Thanksgiving Dinner Walked Hundreds of Miles to Market
The forgotten history of turkey drives.
spies
North Korean Officials Had No Idea What Their Hostages Were Signaling in This Photo
The story of 83 American captives and the "Digit Affair."
cars
How the ‘Fast and Furious’ Set Designers Made SoCal the Focus
The humans were dressed to be cars, basically.
31 days of halloween
The 1942 Ghost Blimp That Bewildered a California Town
The remains of the missing crew were never found.
31 days of halloween
The Incredibly Disturbing Historical Practice of Gibbeting
There is no end to the variety of metal torture devices of yore.
film locations
How 'All the President's Men' Defined the Look of Journalism on Screen
As we enter the final leg of the 2016 presidential campaign, let us examine one of the iconic film portrayals of press and politics.
vietnam war
After the Vietnam War, America Flew Planes Full of Babies Back to the U.S.
Operation Babylift had some problems, though.
espionage
The Wildly Misunderstood Photos of Hitler in Disguise
The legend of how a make-up artist reimagined the German dictator blossomed in the internet age.
sponsored
Escape Plan DC: George Washington’s Washington
See the area around the nation's capital the way our first president did, complete with trips to Washington's local tavern and apothecary.
