The Verge Historic Photo: Nagasaki, Japan, 1865. This photo was taken just as two eras in Japan's history were in chaotic collision.
King of the “Contactees”: The bizarre UFO saga of George Adamski. How a Polish-born burger stand owner took a photo of a poultry incubator and won a loyal legion of UFO buffs the world over.
Historic Painting: “Karneval in Nizza” by Otto Dinger, 1912. This painting captures the fun and innocence of European society in the years just before World War I.
In Wildness: Chris McCandless, Cheryl Strayed, and journeys of discovery. Why does the wilderness call to us as a place of personal redemption?