On This Day April 15
On this day in 1954, the infamous Seattle windshield pitting epidemic reached its climax when [...]
On This Day April 8
On this day in 1904, Aleister Crowely wrote the first chapter of Liber AL vel [...]
The Ravenous Tarrare
There are few pains more universal to the human condition than hunger. Fortunately, for most [...]
On This Day April 1
On this day in 1878, the US newspaper Daily Graphic published an article claiming that the [...]
Peter Stubbe, the Werewolf of Bedburg
16th century Europe was lousy with werewolves. The infestation became so pronounced that one could [...]
On This Day March 25
On this day in 1967, American spy, entrepreneur, and Silk King, Jim Thompson, decided to [...]
Outsider Art Part Four: Herbert Crowley and Justin Deurr
Herbert Crowley does not exactly fit the mold of an outsider artist. In fact, a [...]
Outsider Art Part Three: Charles Dellschau
Charles Dellchau was an artist and flight enthusiast. Beyond that, his life is as mysterious [...]
On This Day March 11
On this day in 1918, Albert Gitchel, a US Army Mess Cook at Fort Riley, [...]
Outsider Art Part Two: James Hampton
In November of 1964, landlord Meyer Wertlieb visited a small garage that he owned, investigating [...]