LONGFORM

The Rocky Mountain locust was a force to be reckoned with.

The Locust that Ate the American West

Laura Ingalls Wilder recalled the devastation they caused in the 1870s in 'On the Banks of Plum Creek.'

Madeleine Astor: The Gilded Beginnings and Harrowing Survival of the 'Titanic'’s Most Famous Widow

Socialite Madeleine Astor was 18 years old and five months pregnant when she boarded the RMS 'Titanic.' Here's the story of what led to her journey—and how she survived it.

George Michael performs at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

How The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Became the Biggest All-Star Gig of the '90s

On April 20, 1992, the world's biggest musicians took the stage at London's Wembley Stadium to honor the late, great Freddie Mercury. Some tributes fared better than others.

Grimm Prospects: Jack Grimm, the Eccentric Billionaire Hell-Bent On Finding the 'Titanic,' Bigfoot, and Noah's Ark

The oil tycoon tried to use a monkey named Titan to help find the sunken ship.

Anthony Andrews and Jeremy Irons in 'Brideshead Revisited' (1981).

British Invasion: When 'Brideshead Revisited' Was Declared the 'Best Series Ever Seen on American TV'

America's current TV golden age might very well have been foreshadowed by 'Brideshead Revisited,' a highly celebrated adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel.

Sex Symbol: How Antinous Became a Gay Code Word in the Victorian Era

The Greek youth Antinous drowned in the Nile—but he would go on to have one of the most remarkable afterlives in history.

Fourteen years before 'Titanic' sank, a novella featuring an eerily similar disaster was published.

The Novel That (Seemingly) Predicted the 'Titanic' Disaster

It’s a scene of visceral horror that probably sounds familiar to nearly every contemporary reader: On an April night, a majestic ocean liner plows through the N