Twenty new luxury tents are due to open at Monarto Safari Resort in April. Artist’s impression. The Safari Lodge at Monarto ...

In a way, the 1980s were an experiment in juxtaposition. In one sense, everything was buttoned-up. Everyone wore suits and Wall Street was the pinnacle of success. In another sense, culture was messy.

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It's funny how things can go from being utter garbage to being considered collectibles. But time has a way of doing that, especially with automobiles. Take the AMC Pacer, for example. It was such a ...

Gaming consoles have a fascinating history, with the 1972 release of the Magnavox Odyssey marking a major shift in the entertainment landscape. Arcades were still thriving in their golden age at that ...

Strap in and fluff those bangs, because we’re diving headfirst into the era when hair had its own zip code. The 80s were a time of fearless style, fearless music, and, most importantly, fearlessly ...

A 1980 video clip of President Donald Trump has been going viral amid the conflict in Iran. Between 1979 and 1980, 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage by revolutionaries in Iran for ...

The Cincinnati Reds earned the name “The Big Red Machine” in the 1970s, and particularly with back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and ’76. A favored quip a few years later — as the Soviet Union ...

Few decades transformed popular music as dramatically as the 1980s. New recording technology, the rise of MTV and the commercial breakthrough of hip-hop reshaped how artists reached audiences around ...