Hedy Lamarr’s legacy extends far beyond Hollywood glamour. Behind the screen persona was an inventive mind that helped ...

The early 20th century saw a redefinition of American childhood toward a time of play and learning. The modern toy industry ...

A fter more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only begotten but continuously fathered the electrical era, Thomas Alva Edison believes that we have only ...

For most of history, parents couldn’t buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.

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From vintage sci-fi from decades ago to modern animation, let's turn the gears to pinpoint the best steampunk movies of all ...

This highlights the vast gulf between even the wealthiest of superheroes and the real-world financial elite. As a pivotal figure in the X-Men series, Professor X inherited much of his wealth, which is ...

The major headlines from the latest dump of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein focus on Donald Trump, ...

"From my standpoint, he was one of the two (maybe three) smartest men I'd ever met," a Yale professor said of Epstein in an email to CT Insider.

STICK MEN, featuring King Crimson members TONY LEVIN and PAT MASTELOTTO, together with musician/composer/inventor MARKUS REUTER. These musical legends and pioneers will be returning to Indianapolis on ...

An NPR panel looks at how movies portray Americans abroad, from romantic self discovery to culture clash and stereotypes.