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Cold War

How The Beatles altered the course of the Cold War, according to Mikhail Gorbachev

How The Beatles altered the course of the Cold War, according to Mikhail Gorbachev

A real cultural change.

Dale Maplethorpe
Mar 4, 2026
Billy Joel - Musician - 1977

The moment Billy Joel brought rock to Soviet Russia and made history

A groundbreaking gig…

Ben Forrest
Feb 9, 2026
Rendlesham Forest the lure of the UK’s UFO hotspot

Rendlesham Forest: the lure of the UK’s UFO hotspot

Weird tourism…

Sam Farley
Jan 30, 2026
Amarillo to Bangor The most hated rail route in American history

Amarillo to Bangor: The most hated rail route in American history

The most feared and detested rail routes of all time.

Sam Farley
Jan 19, 2026
The peculiar moment when Elton John covered Motown in a Soviet restaurant

The peculiar moment when Elton John covered Motown in a Soviet restaurant

“Help.”

Tom Phelan
Jan 11, 2026
Was Louis Armstrong’s Congo tour a CIA operation?

Was Louis Armstrong’s Congo tour a CIA operation?

A strange tale.

Tom Phelan
Aug 8, 2025
Tom Lehrer - Satirist - 1957

Tom Lehrer, legendary song satirist, dead at 97

The satirist died on July 26th.

Lauren Hunter
Jul 28, 2025
Billy Joel - Musician - 1970s

Billy Joel’s manic Moscow outburst: The Cold War’s curious culmination

It was one way to end the fighting.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 14, 2025
The Day After - Nicholas Meyer - 1983

The TV movie that changed the course of the Cold War: “Very effective and left me greatly depressed”

This film was so stark that it terrified a nation.

Michael Gordon
Jun 10, 2025
Gutav Metzger: The man behind auto-destructive art

Gutav Metzger: the man behind auto-destructive art

Auto-creative and auto-destructive…

Cecilia Blotto
May 9, 2025
'Dazzle Ships'- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's confounding classic

‘Dazzle Ships’: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s confounding classic

A haunting gem.

Tom Phelan
Feb 11, 2025
Soviet Union - Music - Communist - General

What was the first American album to be officially released in the USSR?

An unlikely trailblazer.

Ben Forrest
Jan 26, 2025

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