11 Surprising Facts About Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
Here are the nuts and bolts about Mary Shelley's 200-year-old tale about what can go wrong when people play God.
1970-01-01 08:00
Gross Profits: Original Garbage Pail Kids Art Is Up for Auction
You can now be the proud owner of the first-ever Garbage Pail Kid. And yes, it's a literal kid in a garbage pail.
1970-01-01 08:00
7 of the Most Valuable Board Games From the ‘80s and ‘90s
Discover some of the most valuable board games from the ‘80s and ‘90s, including “HeroQuest,” “Dream Phone,” and others.
1970-01-01 08:00
18 Surprising Facts About ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’
The controversial sci-fi horror film wasn’t a hit with critics or fans in 1982, but “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” has morphed into a cult classic over the years.
1970-01-01 08:00
Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins
German authorities crack down on the skinhead group known for organising far-right concerts.
1970-01-01 08:00
Japan: One in 10 people aged 80 or older for first time
The world's oldest country has long struggled with how to provide for its ageing and declining population.
1970-01-01 08:00
Fewer 'I dos' ruin the party for China's $500 billion wedding industry
By Casey Hall and Farah Master SHANGHAI/HONG KONG COVID wasn't kind to wedding planners in China, where marriages
1970-01-01 08:00
At least 20 killed in South Africa as bus erupts in flames after head-on collision
At least 20 people - mostly mine workers - were killed in South Africa's Limpopo province on Sunday after a bus they were traveling in erupted in flames following a head-on collision with a truck, state media reported.
1970-01-01 08:00
Japan says one in 10 residents are now octogenarians as nation turns gray
More than 10% of Japan's population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country's demographic crisis.
1970-01-01 08:00
Wartime Pope Pius XII probably knew about Holocaust early on, letters show
Wartime Pope Pius XII knew details about the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust as early as 1942, according to a letter found in the Vatican archives that conflicts with the Holy See's official position at the time that the information it had was vague and unverified.
1970-01-01 08:00
More than half of older Americans will need long-term term care. Many can't afford the rising cost
About one in six Americans are now age 65 or older and, as the average population ages, a majority are reaching the age of retirement in a precarious financial position, as costs of personal care continue to rise.
1970-01-01 08:00
20 Spectacular Movie Musicals From the Last 50 Years
The last half-century or so has given us some of the best musical movies of all time.
1970-01-01 08:00