Lord Have Mercy
System of a Down's closing track had no real name for 25 years — just a guess based on a guest musician's first name.
Chairman Emeritus
In 1969 he hired an editor nobody had heard of to blow up how British newspapers were supposed to behave. Fifty-six years later, his kids paid $3.3 billion just to agree on who inherits the wreckage.
A Vigorously Hated Show
Fifty-one years ago, critics couldn't stand Henry Wessel's parking lots. Now they're in a glass case at America's oldest book club.
Not in a Hurry
Gaudí died in a pauper's ward after cab drivers wouldn't carry him. A century later, his unfinished church just broke its own tourism record.
Fifty-Three Septembers Later
The room Nairobi's newest Pan-African architecture biennale just opened in was designed by a Norwegian, launched by hosting the World Bank, and — per the Kenyan architect who co-signed it — shaped like a donkey's penis.
