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Arts Around Here Secures New Funding from Dollop Industries

Arts Around Here Secures New Funding from Dollop Industries

Arts Around Here, the organisation dedicated to bringing art out of the gallery and into...
Leonardo da Vinci and the Mysterious Renaissance Energy Drink

Leonardo da Vinci and the Mysterious Renaissance Energy Drink

When people list Leonardo da Vinci’s patrons, they usually name the Medici family, Ludovico Sforza...
Report on Last Night’s Dinner of the Fitzrovia Dining Society

Report on Last Night’s Dinner of the Fitzrovia Dining Society

By An Appalled Member Last night’s gathering of the Fitzrovia Dining Society was held in...
Hollywood Heartthrob Falls for Quirky Digital Portrait by Doodle Pip

Hollywood Heartthrob Falls for Quirky Digital Portrait by Doodle Pip

In a world where luxury cars, red-carpet gowns, and glittering soirées dominate headlines, it’s rare...
Hunting for Hidden Treasures: The Art Collector Who Seeks Beauty in Unusual Places

Hunting for Hidden Treasures: The Art Collector Who Seeks Beauty in Unusual Places

When most art collectors are bidding at auction houses or browsing international fairs, Daniel Rourke...
Obituary: Painter Calix Moreau, King of Beige (1934–2025)

Obituary: Painter Calix Moreau, King of Beige (1934–2025)

The world has lost Calix Moreau, painter, performance artist, and, according to Vogue in 1987...
Did Bach write Baa Baa Black Sheep?

Did Bach write Baa Baa Black Sheep?

Was Baach the author? Musicology is immured in its biggest disagreement since the claim that...
‘Lost Bach Cantata’ Discovered in Plymouth Fish & Chip Shop?

‘Lost Bach Cantata’ Discovered in Plymouth Fish & Chip Shop?

A Plymouth man’s evening meal has unexpectedly sparked an international musicological debate, after handwritten sheet...
Did Leonardo da Vinci Invent BASE Jumping?

Did Leonardo da Vinci Invent BASE Jumping?

When most people think of Leonardo da Vinci, they imagine oil paintings of ethereal women...