Some people swear they can still feel tingling in the toes of a foot that is no longer there. Others feel the pressure of a hand that doesn’t exist or the pain of a leg that disappeared months ago.This is phantom limb syndrome, a phenomenon as old as surgery itself, …
An ambiguous marriage, an over-present reverend, and an inexplicable death: the “Mystery of Pimlico” remains one of the most fascinating and unresolved court cases of Victorian London. When emerging science could not explain the death of Thomas Bartlett In late 19th-century London, when forensic science was still in its …
There are stories that shine with talent and creativity, and others that speak of fragility and human resilience. The life of Dana Hill, American actress and voice actress, belongs to both. The Challenge of Daily Life Dana Lynne Goetz, born in Encino, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on …
In the glittering yet ruthless world of 1920s Hollywood, few children managed to rise as true stars. Lucille Ricksen, born Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen in Chicago on August 22, 1910, was one of those rare exceptions. The daughter of Danish immigrants, Samuel Ericksen and Ingeborg Nielsen, Lucille began working as …
Entering a laboratory, taking a number, and sitting down to wait. For many, it’s routine; for others, it’s a moment full of anxiety. Some nervously scroll through their phones, others eye the tray of colorful test tubes with suspicion, and some already feel faint at the thought of the needle. …
On the night of August 8–9, 1969, in Los Angeles, five people were killed at the residence located at 10050 Cielo Drive, in the Benedict Canyon neighborhood. Among the victims was Sharon Tate, a twenty-six-year-old actress and wife of director Roman Polanski, who was outside the United States at the …
Between manipulation and human fragility, a novel that explores humanity’s deepest fears There are books that defy any definition: they are not merely horror, not limited to fantasy, and cannot be reduced to simple coming-of-age novels. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, published in 1962, belongs to this …
Ocilla, Georgia — On October 22, 2005, Tara Faye Grinstead, a history teacher at the local high school and former beauty pageant winner, disappeared without a trace. The following Monday, when she did not show up at school, colleagues noticed her absence and alerted authorities. Police found her cellphone inside …
The case of Jonathan Minard represents one of the episodes that helped highlight the spread of the opioid crisis even within rural communities in the United States, which are often perceived as less exposed than large urban centers. Case Background In April 2019, in rural Carroll County, Ohio, Jonathan Minard, …
The sudden disappearance of a young girl in the prime of her life and a series of unsettling images that keep the uncertainty alive September 20, 1988 — Tara Calico, a 19-year-old college student, went out for her usual ride along State Road 47, near Belen, New Mexico. What …
