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The article discusses the fascination with the spirit world during the Victorian era in England, from 1837 to 1901. It highlights the interest in mediums and séances, where people attempted to communicate with the dead. The article mentions notable figures such as journalist W.T. Stead, physicist William Crookes, and medium D.D. Home. It also briefly mentions the Fox sisters, who gained fame for their supposed communication with spirits. The article concludes by suggesting that the ghosts of these individuals may still be present today. [Extracted from the article]

VICTORIAN GHOST HUNTERS, a VARIETY OF ASTOUNDING MEDIUMS EMINENTLY RESPECTABLE SCIENTISTS and INQUISITIVE MEMBERS of the GENERAL PUBLIC WHO PROBED THE SECRETS OF THE SPIRIT WORLD Victorian England was a [...]

Victorian England was a world of deepening strangeness. Magicians dazzled crowds with feats of illusion, mesmerists with hypnotic trances, mediums with ghostly communiques from the spirit world. All the while, [...]

Tomorrow is Raksha Bandhan, Brothers and Sisters Day, when kids in India show their love for their brothers and sisters. Hari's parents are making sweets for the celebration. Dad measures [...]

If you wanted to know about sea creatures in sixteenth-century Sweden, your go-to reference was Olaus Magnus's illustrated map of Scandinavia, the 1539 Carta Marina. The Carta Marina wasn't just [...]

A SENSE OF THE INFINITE by Hilary T. Smith HarperCollins, May 2015 I just finished reading A Sense of the Infinite, and I feel raw and open-hearted all at once. [...]

The article focuses on several scientific researches conducted in history including rotation of a table, pair of ghosts in Great Britain and a ghost of a murdered peddler.

[IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO MAKE A MUTINY ISSUE WITHOUT PUTTING PIRATES IN IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. --TEAM CICADA] SADIE FARRELL NYC thief Sadia Farrell split town after losing [...]

VERONICA BENCH by Leopoldine Core Coconut Books, June 2015 Wry and funny and preoccupied with surfaces (of how we talk, of how we act), Core's poems charge straight at subterranean [...]

SCANDALS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD by Anne Helen Petersen Plume, 2014 Is anybody writing about media as dishy, brainy, and crazy smart as @annehelen? Everything I need to know about celebrity, [...]

The article discusses sea creatures of Scandinavia such as Kraken, Prister, and Polypus, focuses on a book review for "Sea Monsters: A Voyage Around the World's most beguiling map" by Joseph Nigg, and also presents a map titled Carta Marina for Scandinavia by Olaus Magnus.

The article offers information on the life of several female pirates including Jeanne De Clisson, Sayyida Al-Hurra, and Ching Shih.