Archaeologists recovered the 10-page wax notebook with Latin writing and its leather carrying case from a medieval latrine in Germany.

In the old quarter of Medina Fez, the smell reaches you before the view does. Narrow passages bend through the medina, shopfronts crowd together under faded wooden balconies, and then suddenly the terraces open onto the circular dye pits of the Chouara Tannery. Workers move between stone vats carrying hides…

Every once in a while, we all stumble into a question that won’t stop bothering us. It might hit you in the shower, taking out the trash, or halfway through a completely unrelated conversation, but suddenly, you just have to know what people used before toilet paper existed. The internet…

Most of us have crossed paths with someone who thinks their title, money, or sheer entitlement gives them the right to push others around. Whether it is a micromanaging boss, a demanding customer, or an unbearable neighbor, dealing with a power-tripper is exhausting — until someone finally stands up and…

Our choice of programmes to watch week beginning Saturday, May 30

California has failed to protect private property from squatters. Desperate owners are turning to katana-wielding enforcers to reclaim their homes.