DARK SECRETS: Titanic event | Rare Historical Photos

Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran recreated iconic Titanic scene

Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran reenacted one of Titanic's most famous scenes after watching the movie in bed together while on a boat.

BANG Premier · Sep 21

In 1997, a woman bought a condemned 1888 San Diego mansion for $188,500; after an 8-year restoration, it has 30-plus chandeliers, a secret bar, ‘Titanic’ movie-set columns and a $4.5 million asking price

In 1997, artist and preservationist Karen Groebli walked into a boarded-up, condemned Victorian mansion in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood and saw potential where others saw only ruin. As she later told Homes.com, the plaster was hanging from the walls, original gas lines dangled from the ceiling, broken windows littered…

The Times of India · Aug 29

Kate Winslet always had maturity beyond her years, says Sir Kenneth Branagh

Sir Kenneth Branagh has heaped praise on Kate Winslet, the star of Hamlet.

BANG Premier · Aug 21

Titanic survivor's lifejacket sells for nearly $901,000: Why Laura Mabel Francatelli's 114-year-old relic became one of the rarest artefacts ever auctioned

A rare Titanic lifejacket worn by survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli sold for £670,000, and this historic flotation device fetched more than double its estimated value at auction. The vest bears signatures of Francatelli and seven other survivors from Lifeboat Number One. It remained in her family for decades before entering…

The Economic Times · Jul 21

A Titanic survivor's 114-year-old lifejacket sold for over $900,000, more than double its estimated value

More than a century after the RMS Titanic sank beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic, one of its rarest surviving artefacts has found a new owner. The cork-filled flotation device, worn by 22-year-old first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, was sold by Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire for…

The Times of India · Jul 19

The Titanic ‘curse’ and the forgotten fearless life of the captain’s daughter

A supposedly unsinkable ship, an iceberg and a catastrophe that circulates through popular culture – the Titanic disaster is one of the most retold events in modern history. But familiarity comes at a cost. Repeated retellings tend to simplify what happened and reduce the real people involved to a basic…

The Conversation · Jun 26

A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

A newly unsealed court filing shows the U.S. government opposes a plan to auction more than 100 artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic

The Independent UK · Jun 22

John C. Reilly Maybe Gave Leonardo DiCaprio The Worst Advice Of His Entire Career (And Titanic Was Involved)

Hindsight is a real jerk sometimes.

Cinemablend · Jun 7

Why did John C. Reilly try hard to convince Leonardo DiCaprio not to do Titanic?

John C. Reilly encouraged Leonardo DiCaprio to reject Titanic for this reason.

BANG Premier · Jun 4

My husband and son dived to see the wreck of the Titanic, and never came back – this is what happened at sea

Christine Dawood found herself trapped on the ship, waiting for signs that the Titan submersible carrying her family would surface. She talks in detail for the first time about those harrowing four days

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25