The Bayeux Tapestry Explained: Watch an Animated Retelling of the Norman Conquest
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Watch the First Spectacular Film Adaptation of the Odyssey (1911)
Public and commercial spaces around the world are now lined with imagery of a vertebra-studded...
Albert Einstein Imposes on His First Wife a Cruel List of Marital Demands
Albert Einstein passionately wooed his first wife Mileva Maric, against his family’s wishes, and the...
How an Edward Hopper Painting Inspired Norman Bates’ Iconic House in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock was not American, as even casual viewers of his television show could tell...
A 3,000-Year-Old Painter’s Palette from Ancient Egypt, with Traces of the Original Colors Still In It
It’s a good bet that your first box of crayons or watercolors was a simple...
How Nashville Became Home to a Full-Scale Replica of the Parthenon
Asked to identify “the Athens of the South,” many Americans might well point to Athens,...
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Albert Camus’ Touching Thank You Letter to His Elementary School Teacher
It’s never too late to thank the teacher who changed your life. Oprah Winfrey fell...
Alfred Hitchcock Wanted Frank Lloyd Wright to Design the North by Northwest House: An Architect Just Built It for $45 Million
Villains who live in opulent, remote modernist houses may have been a cliché since the...
When Albert Einstein & Charlie Chaplin Met and Became Fast Famous Friends (1930)
Photo via Wikimedia Commons “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it...
The Declaration of Independence Performed by Morgan Freeman, Benicio del Toro, Winona Ryder & Other Actors
Some successful Hollywood producers spend their money on yachts, sports teams, and European castles. Norman...