Why did Georgian-era England go mad for dangerous hoaxes, and what can that mania tell us about today’s volatile, content-hungry world?

Lord Elgin went beyond his original mandate, amassing a vast store of treasures, one scholar notes.

In the nineteenth century, enterprising toymakers developed a novel way to bring theater into the home.

True Crime is having a renaissance with popular TV series and podcasts. But the history of the genre dates back much further.

An examination of panpsychism's history.