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London’s South Bank houses no shortage of iconic landmarks, but one often-overlooked gem that nods to the city’s glamorous 1970s past is Sea Containers London, an hotel overlooking the Thames, set ...
In the early 20th century, the British White Star Line set out to make the largest and most luxurious ocean liners the world had ever seen. Between 1909 and 1914, the shipping line built a trio of ...
Forget flying — this is what it’s like to cross the Atlantic in pure luxury aboard the legendary Queen Mary 2. Two girls are found dead in New York after a fatal game of 'subway surfing,' authorities ...
What do the Chrysler Building (New York), Palais de Chaillot (Paris), and Christ the Redeemer Statue (Rio de Janeiro) have in common? As bold icons of art deco, they illustrate the far-flung influence ...
The first 25 years of this century have seen millions of books published worldwide. Of these, many have made an indelible cultural impact. But is there a single book that has captured the hearts and ...