George was set apart. Jenkins tells the BBC, "He doesn't necessarily fit into a kind of Vanderbilt mould. He doesn't really participate in New York society. He doesn't inherit any of the business responsibility for his family's railroad interests. But...
They were directed to the isolated farmhouse of racehorse breeder Jeremy Maxwell, about 30 miles outside Belfast near Downpatrick. On the way, they were in the countryside when five masked men carrying machine-guns stopped their car. Thompson said that when...
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne has adapted William Golding's classic novel for his latest TV series about murderous male youth – but it's a very different beast.Jack Thorne has long been an acclaimed and prolific playwright and screenwriter, with credits including...
There are a handful of Nordic design characteristics that these homes share. Key is the use of natural materials, and the way these houses connect with and frame views of the landscape. Bradbury also cites their relative modesty of scale...
Notable for its moments of shocking violence and its avant-garde visual approach, Taxi Driver is brimming with memorable scenes beyond Bickle's famous squaring off in the mirror. In particular, another shorter scene really stands as the film's most important moment...
"People perceive that an anatomical illustration is an objective depiction of the human body to the best of the artist’s abilities," says Gann, which is something that the exhibition seeks to "break apart". "In truth, they are subject to culture...
Universal Pictures9. EPiC: Elvis Presley in ConcertWhen Baz Luhrmann was researching his Elvis biopic, he unearthed dozens of boxes of unseen documentary footage. Much of it concerned Presley's residencies in Las Vegas following his 1968 comeback special: there were interviews,...
In 1770, Lee was imprisoned for 30 days in Manchester for disrupting another church service. While incarcerated, Lee had a premonition that celibacy was the key to purity and would become the Shakers' cornerstone. Four years later, Lee had another...
The story took yet another twist in October 1977 when the London Evening News ran the sensational headline, "I Was Hired to Kill Scott." Fresh out of prison, Newton recanted his blackmail defence and was now claiming he was paid...
Nannie and her cohorts aren't pleased to hear it: Tam has to flee on horseback with a crowd of screeching witches in hot pursuit, "Wi' mony an eldritch skriech and hollo". Luckily for him, witches can't cross running water, and...
