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The man who foresaw the Internet…in 1934
Sixty years before it revolutionized the world, Belgium's very own mad professor, Paul Otlet, envisioned a data exchange system that bore an uncanny resemblance to the Internet. Extract from a...
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Wearing red drives men crazy - proven
Photo: "nycuk" on Flickr. A study published on Tuesday claims to prove that women wearing red are more likely to drive men crazy than if clad in any other colour. We tested the theory on our Observers...
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The black president Colombia forgot
Left, a photo of Jose Nieto Gil. Right, his "whitened" portrait. At the end of the 19th century, Jose Nieto Gil was president of Colombia. And yet, you won't find him in a single history book. Why?...
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China’s latest debate: the story of the Nanking massacre told by "Japanese...
Despite its popularity in Chinese cinemas, the director of a film which attempts to deal with "The Rape of Nanking" - the 1937 Japanese massacre in China's former capital - has come under fire on the...
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Walled cities of the world
Aerial views of Heusden and Naarden, both in Netherlands. It would be so nice if it were true, but the fact is it isn't: the first settlements - before the Bronze Age, before the Iron Age, probably...
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Saudi Arabia’s hidden city
The region of Qasr al-Bint in the city of Mada’in Saleh. Photo: Emmanuel Guyetand. The grandiose Jordanian city of Petra, carved out of pink rock, is a first-rate tourist destination. So why has its...
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Turkmenistan’s late "President for Life" on his way out
Turkmenbashi. Posted by Mirka Duijn on Flickr. Turkmenistan is finally getting rid of one of the country's countless extravagant monuments dedicated to former dictator Saparmurat Niyazov. Are they...
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Whitewashing Northern Ireland’s notorious murals
One of the murals which has been painted over. Photo: Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Belfast's famous murals; the city's colourful and controversial testaments to "the Troubles", are being painted...
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'Baby Doc' is back: "Let him be judged for his crimes first, then we'll see"
Jean-Claude Duvalier’s return to Haiti on January 16 made international headlines. Journalists and commentators were quick to recall the numerous human rights violations committed under the former...
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20 amateur images that have helped make history
From the Normandy landings to the Arab Spring, the history of the 20th and 21st century has been caught on camera. There are of course plenty of propaganda videos and journalists’ reports, but key...
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