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There are plenty of stories about people stumbling across some incredibly valuable artwork that was discarded by someone who didn't know what they had on ...
In 1940, a fire struck Castle Howard gutting much of the property. It's been rebuilding since, most recently with the ...
Author Dava Sobel discusses how she discovered the many forgotten female scientists who were mentored by Marie Curie in early ...
The most famous John Prine and Steve Goodman story is when the two wrote the hit country song “You Never Even Called Me By My ...
The BBC Proms has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition. The BBC Proms will present an eight-week celebration of  music ...
Exploring the places linking the successful woman artist Artemisia Gentileschi and writer Anna Banti who devoted a novel to ...
As Geocaching celebrates it's 25th anniversary a new geocache treasure hunt trail has been launched to celebrate the rich art heritage of the coastal village of Staithes.
Seth MacFarlane found dozens of song arrangements that Frank Sinatra had planned to perform but never did: The result is ...
L.H.O.O.Q. de-idealizes a woman into a sex object in the act of vandalizing a world famous masterpiece -- certainly one way ... 153 (18) Robert Rosenblum, 19th-Century Art (New York: Abrams, 1984), pp ...
These three country singers do not identify as Christian; which is rare, considering how the genre leans toward that ...
or historical importance’, and was extensively renovated in 2004 after falling into disrepair during the latter decades of the 20th century. Famous residents of the block include a trio of Bauhaus ...
It’s the final NHL game for Gardiner, who dies of a brain hemorrhage two months later. 1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. 1949 — Sam Snead ...