Art and Culture
John Lennon: the musician behind the peace symbol
John Lennon would have turned 86 on 9 October 2026. His Liverpool childhood, partnership with McCartney and activism with Yoko Ono shaped a legacy larger than one anthem. A newly…
Editorial Team
Art and Culture
Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature: the poet who reshapes the classics
Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Canadian poet and classicist turns ancient texts into new questions about desire, grief and language. This profile…
History
Road Hill House: the murder that put Victorian England on the case
A child’s murder in an English country house became a national obsession in 1860. A missing nightdress, a Scotland Yard detective and a confession five years later shaped the case.…
History
Tutankhamun: the workers and photographs behind the discovery
Egyptian workers, glass-plate negatives and numbered objects reveal the long operation behind Tutankhamun’s discovery. Carter’s journal and Harry Burton’s photographs recover a…
Art and Culture
Winnie-the-Pooh at 100: the toys, the real bear and the forest behind the stories
On 14 October 2026, the first Winnie-the-Pooh book turns one hundred. A child's toys, a Canadian soldier's bear and a Sussex landscape helped create it. Returning to those…
Travel
Route 66 at 100: the businesses and travellers behind the American road
Route 66 reaches its centenary in 2026. Behind its familiar signs lie migration, small businesses and unequal access to travel. The Threatt Filling Station and current preservation…
Art and Culture
Edgar Allan Poe's last mystery: what the evidence tells us about his death
A note asking for help, conflicting memories and an old medical term surround Poe's final days. The documents establish a short chronology, but do not settle his cause of death. On…
Culture
Nobel Prizes 2026: who has won, what comes next and why Peace is awarded in Oslo
Medicine and Physics have announced their 2026 laureates; four awards remain. A guide to Alfred Nobel's legacy, the institutions that choose the winners, the later economics prize…
Technology
Satoshi Nakamoto: the Bitcoin creator whose identity remains an enigma
A new investigation pointed to Adam Back in 2026, while a documentary proposed two different creators. Neither has supplied a conclusive public identification. The documents…
History
Rosas and Argentina's civil wars: why Caseros changed the country
The struggle over Argentina's future involved constitutions, provincial autonomy and the revenues of Buenos Aires. Juan Manuel de Rosas built a powerful federal alliance, then lost…
Historical Figures
Flora Tristan: the woman who called for workers' unity before Marx
Her journey to Peru became literature, and her experience of exclusion helped shape a programme of emancipation. Flora Tristan advocated a shared organisation for working men and…
Science
When could we reverse ageing? Science is advancing, but there is no established date
Cellular rejuvenation and restored functions in animals are already subjects of experimental research. In 2026, a reprogramming therapy entered a human trial for optic-nerve…