The Verge

Historic Painting: "The Colossi of Memnon" by Hubert Sattler, 1846.

Behind the Scenes: the enigma of Franklin Pierce.

My upcoming in-depth YouTube video examines the tragic, frustrating life of the 14th President.

Historic Photo: Aftermath of the Great Blizzard of 1888, New York City.

Tragedy and farce: "Mister Roberts" and the not-so-Greatest generation.

The Caves of Nerja: humankind's rediscovered Stone Age home.

Free history books! The solution to a submarine mystery.

Gerontocracy and the fall of nations.