In 1974, Michèle Mouton’s father gave her an Alpine A110 car with a condition to prove herself or quit; she had entered a man’s world of rallying but 11 years later, she was the ‘fastest woman alive’

Mouton initially worked as a co-driver, accompanying her friend Jean Taibi on the 1972 Tour de Corse. For years, rallying was seen as a man’s sport. The cars were brutally fast, the roads unpredictable and the margin for error tiny. Then came Michèle Mouton. She did not enter motorsport trying to become the fastest woman. … Read more

‘Bela’s Monster’: The Dracula-Frankenstein Connection

While moviegoers most often connect Bela Lugosi with his suavely sinister portrayal of Bram Stoker’s vampire in the 1931 film classic “Dracula,” the actor also had a significant connection to another celebrated horror film character. Bill Fleck’s delightful new book, “Bela’s Monster: Lugosi, The Monster, and Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,”  details Lugosi’s history with the … Read more

Nepali family had begun funeral rituals for 64-year-old Chandrika Shrestha thinking she has died in the devastating floods; then she was found buried under mud but alive on the 11th day

Chandrika was found alive, partly trapped in mud on the fourth floor of a house that had been buried by the August 26 floods. For eight days, Chandrika Shrestha’s family searched for her after a devastating flood swept through Nepal’s Bhotekoshi river basin. There was no sign of the 64-year-old woman. Her house had been … Read more