Marisa Tomei tries to solve an ancient family murder/mystery!
Marisa Tomei sets out to uncover the story of her paternal grandparents who immigrated to the United States from Italy. Tomei travels to Southern Italy to explore her family's roots…
Dancing Plague of 1518
In 1518 one woman's mysterious dance sparked an uncontrollable epidemic, leading up to 400 people to dance wildly for weeks. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Lynneth J. Miller…
Susan Sarandon Uncovers Her Estranged Grandmother’s Hidden Past
Actress Susan Sarandon researches her family history, including that of her enigmatic grandmother, Anita Rigali, who disappeared when Susan's mother Leonora was a child.
The Fly (1986 film)
The Fly is a 1986 American science fiction body horror film directed and co-written by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff…
The Eugenics Crusade | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
THE EUGENICS CRUSADE tells the story of the unlikely—and largely unknown—project to breed a better American race, tracing the rise of a movement that turned a scientific theory of heredity…
Kate Winslet delves into her Swedish ancestry
Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her mother's side of the family and is delighted to find that she has Swedish heritage.
The Sky’s Gone Out
Peter Hujar’s everlasting portraits of writers, artists, and mortal remains
Linotype | How One Machine Shaped History | The Real OG of Mass Communication
The Linotype machine changed the world. Once called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing, making newspapers, books, and mass communication possible on a scale…
THE R. CRUMB STORY
What on earth happened to this family?
Expatriate Games
A svelte novel about a couple’s escapist life in Berlin