The Victorians Were Mad for Mummies
Today mummies haunt us at Halloween and in horror stories, but the Victorians used to keep them in the parlor and unroll them at parties…
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How Johanna van Gogh-Bonger Made the World See Vincent Van Gogh
Read more: How Johanna van Gogh-Bonger Made the World See Vincent Van GoghImagine inheriting hundreds of paintings that nobody wanted – by an artist almost nobody had heard of. That was Johanna van Gogh-Bonger’s situation in 1891 – and what she did about it helped change the course of art history.
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Why Carved Pumpkins are Called Jack-o’-Lanterns: An Irish Legend
Ever wonder why those carved pumpkins are called jack-o’-lanterns? This Irish legend explains it all…
Van Gogh and the Mistral: Was Starry Night Really a Windy Night?
Vincent Van Gogh spent his last few years in Provence where he painted the local landscape. But did he also paint the local wind? Maybe his famous “Starry Night” should actually have been called “Windy Night”…
King Arthur, Guinevere, and the Winchester Round Table
Let’s find out where Arthur’s famous table might have come from and see how it’s related to the big round table in Winchester.
