Queequeg: A cozy weekend at a BnB, followed by a cruise. Makes everyone else look bad. Romeo Montague: Gas station roses and a teddy bear. Willy Lo...

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. On February 10, 1778, the prolific writer and philosopher Voltaire, born Francois-Marie Arouet, returned to Paris​ after 2…

If you feel you still haven’t paid your respects to the dearly departed albino alligator Claude, there will be a large, public (and free!) “celebration of life” for the deceased 30-year-old gator at…

Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ rare albino alligator and one of San Francisco’s most recognizable residents, has died at age 30.

Agatha Christie: “I bet I could murder them and get away with it.” Ernest Hemingway: “For sale. Two testicles. Never used.” George R. R. Martin: “H...

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The work carried out in Tanzania by the British researcher revolutionized the way we look at chimpanzees, and consequently, at humans. A pioneer of modern ethology, she became an ambassador for the protection of wildlife. She died on October 1 in Los Angeles at the age of 91.

Finally, a tribute to The Freak.