HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

“When we were mixing, he used to get so excited that I used to have to hold him down with one hand and try and carry on the manual mix on the desk with the other": The making of the Clash’s mature masterpiece, London Calling

How football, thrown ladders and destroyed pianos combined to create the "album of the 80s"

MusicRadar · Dec 22, 2025

The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab

It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie theaters closed. Parents canceled birthday parties, afraid their child might be the…

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2025

‘It became a running joke how much my brothers and I hated it’: the sound of Christmas to me

Beyond Wham! and Elton, Guardian writers from across the generations select the songs that conjure the personal magic and memories of the season

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

If the nukes drop, Todd Howard says he's signing up with the Brotherhood of Steel

Come on, not the Elvis guys?

PC Gamer · Dec 4, 2025

I’m hungry like the wolf for this Duran Duran-themed jewel-encrusted Walkman

Wild boys (wild boys!) never lose it – and by 'it', I do mean this super-sparkly Duran Duran Walkman

TechRadar · Dec 3, 2025

The Beatles Anthology's New Episode Is A Fantastic Addition, But It Reveals Something The Series Was Missing

The Beatles Anthology is better than ever, but it could have better still.

Cinemablend · Dec 1, 2025

I Thought a Snow-Flocked Christmas Tree Was So Tacky, but Elvis's Holiday Postcard Makes a Case for This Retro Decorating Quirk

Fake snow-covered decor was on my Christmas ban list, but a 1957 photograph of the rock and roll legend may have just changed my opinion

Homes & Gardens · Nov 28, 2025

Estate of Johnny Cash suing Coca-Cola for using tribute act in advert

The company is being sued under the new Elvis act, which protects a person’s voice from exploitation without consent

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

A new book about Albert Watson shows why the "photographer's photographer" has never needed to pick a lane

After 50 years shooting everyone from Hitchcock to Bowie, this retrospective highlights the power of refusing to specialize.

Digital Camera World · Nov 27, 2025

Valtteri Bottas spotted walking bride down the aisle at F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas added to the Las Vegas Grand Prix spectacle by walking a bride down the aisle at F1's Neon Chapel

Motorsport · Nov 22, 2025