David O'Shea articles

People might think they know Xerxes from portrayals in movies like 300—but the real King of Kings was a far-cry from what we have seen on screen.

Catherine Walters was one of the last great courtesans of Victorian London. But there was much more to this complex woman than the men she entangled herself with.

When former child star Anissa Jones died in 1976 at the age of 18, the circumstances were so disturbing it began to spark rumors of a curse.

This 19th-century Nepo baby soon proved he had the wit and cunning to compete with the big boys of the business world—until his life was cut short by a titanic symbol of the very decadence that defined his existence in the first place.

Perfectly coiffed at all times and with a string of suitors, Eva Gabor was one of the first celebrities who was “famous for being famous.”

When River Phoenix collapsed outside the Viper Room, he was with his girlfriend—and she recently broke her silence on the details of that night.

Socialite-turned-princess Hope Cooke is a unique figure in American history—but hers was a fairy tale with a serious dark side.