Kirstin Fawcett

For one of literature’s most enduring works, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' didn’t receive much of a turnout when it was first adapted for the stage: A total of two people showed up.

If you adore felines, you’re in good company: Many of history’s most famous figures—including Florence Nightingale, Pope Paul II, Mark Twain, and the Brontë sisters—all owned, and loved, cats.

Party like you're a Stark or a Lannister—minus the threat of a massacre of poisoning—with recipes for Purple Wedding pigeon pie and more.

Instead of safekeeping her grandparents’s old love letters in a ribbon-tied shoebox, Meghan Coomes turns them into heirloom accessories.

Get to know the brilliant African American innovators who brought you blood banks, personal computers, touch-tone telephones, and more.

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It's worth it to splurge on new stuff if you know it will last forever. Here are a few items that are guaranteed to last.

The elusive, fluffy wildcat may be adorable, but they're not social animals. They don't even seem to like each other very much.