Niccolò Machiavelli wasn't famous in his lifetime, but is now. But did you know he had a formula for predicting who might be famous in the future? Read more...
Althusser killed his wife, Sartre adopted his mistress as a daughter, Seneca was sent into exile for an affair. Why should we trust these characters? Read more...
There is a widespread belief that Friedrich Nietzsche's dementia stemmed from syphilis contracted from a prostitute in a Leipzig brothel. But that might be a smear put about by anti-Nazis, according to this 2003 article. Read more...
Is it better to be a sad Socrates or a happy pig? Mutual spouse hate, celibacy, promiscuity, BDSM, castration (and presumably the occasional satisfactory relationship). Read more...