Tag: On the trail of the secret
Cinema: Rare Hollywood films lay under an ice hockey rink for years – society
Maybe the treasure won’t work out after all: Big Jim got hit on the head after he found it and therefore forgot where his gold was. Here in wintry Alaska…
World War I: How the English misled German bombers – Society
No fight without a feint, no war without a stratagem, just think of the most famous one, Odysseus and his giant wooden horse, in whose belly the Greeks hid and…
Hanover: The tragic end of a heartthrob – society
When human bones were found during construction work in the Leineschloss in Hanover in the summer of 2016, the news spread like wildfire. Even Swedish and English newspapers reported on…
Easter film “Ben Hur”: Why Jesus can only be seen from behind – society
There was a time when cinema was unstoppable. “All legends”, wrote in 1927 Abel Gance, one of the great enthusiastic silent film directors who stopped at nothing, “all legends, all…
London: A grave as a time machine? – Company
You’d think picking a 19th-century door lock should be easy. But in the case of a grave in Brompton Cemetery in Kensington, west of central London, this has seemed to…
The Prodigal Son: The Curious Case of Roger Tichborne – Society
He was chubby, overweight, didn’t speak French. Despite this, the mother firmly believed that this man must be her son. Your Roger. Her boy, who disappeared more than ten years…
Dictionary: Behind the word silhouette lies a tragic destiny – society
Every word has its story. A few years ago, on the occasion of a novel title, one could find out the origin of the “belongings”. A word that is used…
Pirates: Where is Captain Kidd’s treasure hidden? – Society
In the short history of piracy there must have been far more frightening figures than William Kidd. During his lifetime, the Scot was more of a tragic figure than a…
False applause: why Mozart’s career in Italy suddenly ended – society
On December 13, 1769, the Mozarts, who had already toured half of Europe, went to Italy for the first time. Wolfgang Amadé was just 13 years old, and his father…
Christmas: why are ox and donkey at the manger? – Society
Take a close look at the nativity scene in your favorite church. The baby Jesus is always in the center of his manger. Then there is Mary and, a little…