The mind of Christopher Nolan is truly a spectacle. From rebuilding one of the greatest comic book lores (The Dark Knight trilogy) to recounting the origins of the atomic bomb with a monstrous ...
This glowing tribute was decades in the making. The Empire State Building lit up in celebration of Polish Independence Day on Monday night for the first time, after years of lobbying to green-light ...
A new high resolution digital dataset and map—named Itiner-e—of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data. The findings increase ...
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...
When the team behind Full Court Press renovated the former Fong’s location in downtown Des Moines after flood damage, they discovered an interesting historic artifact. Under the flooring, the original ...
A new chapter begins for one of downtown Des Moines’ most storied addresses as The Empire prepares to open in the former Fong’s Pizza space on Fourth Street. The Empire is a reimagined neighborhood ...
China really does feel like its own, unique world. I've meandered through the neon-lit streets of Shanghai, marveling at all of the food, lights, and high-rise glamor, as well as the sheer amount of ...
Total War: Empire is one of the most beloved entries in the long-running series, boasting a Metacritic review average of 90% and becoming its fastest-selling launch back in 2009. To this day, we still ...
Is this the real reason the Roman Empire collapsed? Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ancient superpower is so ...
San Francisco-based music company Empire is touting plans for remaking the historic downtown building it bought earlier this year that include turning a rooftop garden into a space for performances ...
The Western Roman Empire famously ended in A.D. 476 when its last emperor abdicated the throne. But the city of Rome continued on. So what happened to the "Eternal City" after it was no longer the ...
It was a tragedy that shook the nation and made headlines around the world: a plane crashing into the tallest building on Earth. It happened 80 years ago Monday, July 28, 1945, when a twin-engine ...