Modern History

As she got richer, Doris Duke only got more bizarre. She even kept a bevy of dirty camels at her mansion—but that’s not the worst part.

One minute the beautiful, brazen Luisa Casati was the most celebrated artist’s muse in Paris—and the next she was utterly ruined.

When Toni Morrison met her husband Harold, she was immediately taken with his good looks and brilliant mind. They married in 1958—but soon after, Harold dealt her an absolutely cold-hearted betrayal.

Toni Morrison Facts. Toni Morrison was a living legend, but how did a single mother turn her spare time into one of the great bibliographies of literature?

People often criticized Anna Pavlova for her thin frame, but she wasn't just a weak little girl—the prima ballerina had a disturbing dark side.

When we talk about a mad scientist, we're talking about Nikola Tesla. Brilliant and eccentric, Tesla revolutionized the world—but hid his dark inner llife.