Byron Fast articles

Though Leonard Bernstein had countless affairs, he still adored his wife Felicia Montealegre, even after they separated. When he heard she was dying, he dropped everything to care for her until the end. To the public, it seemed heroic—but the truth about those final days is far more scandalous than Bernstein let on.

Since everyone knew Daisy Greville was King Edward VII’s favorite mistress, people were stunned when she heartlessly betrayed him.

Cole Porter’s marriage lasted a very respectable 35 years. What most people didn’t know was that it was a complete sham from the very beginning.

Mary Shelley may have written the book Frankenstein, but it was her stepsister Claire Clairmont who spent her lifetime battling horrible monsters.

Sophia of Nassau thought she’d get her moment in the political spotlight after the king's passing, but that plan backfired.

Jackie Wilson moved through life at an absolutely frantic pace—almost as if he knew his dark end would come far too soon.

After years of struggle, Corey Haim hoped to make a fresh start—but instead, he met a dark end. Just as he made a comeback, Haim fell ill.

For years, people thought that the adventurer Chris McCandless starved to death—but in 2013, a jaw-dropping new theory emerged.