David Kirke, a flamboyant thrill-seeker who performed — and, more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died on
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Chasing Jack the Ripper Through the Streets of Modern London
From certain corners of Commercial Street in East London, a busy thoroughfare that runs through the heart of where Jack the Ripper killed five women
Eton College Wrestles With Change in a More Modern Britain
At Eton College — the boarding school in the British countryside that has educated princes and 20 prime ministers — students wear tailcoats and white
On a Road Trip for Danish Modern Furniture
The credenza in the back of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van groaned as Lars Balderskilde drove through the woodlands near Vejle, a city on a fjord
Charles Is Crowned King in Ancient Ceremony With Modern Twists
Anointed with holy oil and enthroned on St. Edward’s chair, King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in a solemn ritual that stretches back more
Tate Modern Names Karin Hindsbo as New Director
Karin Hindsbo, the director of Norway’s recently opened National Museum, was on Friday named the new director of Tate Modern in London, one of the
Skatepark Near Colosseum Gives Rome a Modern Tourist Spot
They built it, and people came. Teenage boys, mostly, from Roma Nord, Ostia, Prenestina, Monterotondo and other suburbs, trekking to Rome’s city center, boards in
With Benedict’s Death, an Unprecedented Moment for the Modern Church
ROME — On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, as Pope Francis rested in the quarters of his humble residence before an evening Mass, gendarmes closed
How Britain Turned ‘Modern Slavery’ Law Against Low-Level Drug Dealers
Over pepper steaks at a Caribbean restaurant, the man complimented Mr. Wabelua for keeping things “trill”— refusing to give the police any information. But, he