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Philadelphia-born Ida C. Craddock was a 19th century writer and free thinker who claimed to be married to a man from "the world beyond the grave," spoke to him by Ouija board (the first Gchat) and promoted "ecstatic bliss." Mavericky! More »
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Another book about Cleopatra is comin' atcha this holiday season. I get that Cleopatra was interesting and triple extra sexy and all that, but I wish there was more out there about the real Egyptian Queen of Badassery, Hatshepsut. More »
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According to a new biography, the star of Gone With The Wind allegedly had an insatiable appetite for "rough trade" and would pay hustlers with cigarette cases. As God is my witness, I'll never be desperately horny again! More »
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Was Hitler's mistress "more complex" than everyone thought? (And does it matter?) More »
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A new biography tells the story of Phoebe Snetsinger, an unfulfilled housewife who, after her terminal cancer diagnosis, turned to bird-watching with obsessive fervor. She lived another 18 years, dying in a car accident. [NPR] More »
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We love this Reuters headline: "China's last eunuch spills sex, castration secrets." Well, among other things. More »
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What does it say that the woman most active to U.S. policy-making was in the Roosevelt administration? More »
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"It has been a living hell." The premise of the bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning — now deluxed and re-released for the holidays — is simple: sum up your life in six words. The results run the gamut from poignant — "On the playground, alone. 1970, today" — to needlepoint-pillow: "It got better after middle age." It's a surprisingly entertaining and telling game, as the contributions reveal. Match the celeb to his memoir*, after the jump! More »
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