Three Bits o Trivia (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mary Todd Lincoln was from Kentucky, and had several brothers, half-brothers, and brothers-in-law who fought and died for the Confederate Army. Vincent Van Gogh earned only 400 francs from the sale of his artwork. From its investment of $6,000 in...
http://www.mumsfinance.com/feed (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
When you go to the beach these days you will see a lot of very tanned people…people who did not necessarily get those great tans from the sun. The fake tan industry is a whopping billion dollar concern nowadays as people want to look a healthy colour all year round - so long as you consider [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The troubled artist came to England in 1873, aged 20. He lived at 87 Hackford Road in Stockwell, SW9, for a year before moving to Kensington, then Paris. He had not yet found his true vocation; his masterpieces, such as Sunflowers (1888) and Starry Night (1889), date from his final years. Source: English Heritage
FreakyTrigger (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
(#421, 8th April 1978)If Don McLean’s “Vincent” presents the romantic case against critical neglect, “Matchstalk Men” is its populist inverse. Instead of the complacent mass refusing to see genius through Van Gogh’s pain, here we have the snooty establishment admitting - too late! - that the Northern folk who adored L.S.Lowry were onto something. Brian [...]
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
"One finding was that when an artist had tried to copy van Gogh's style - whether honestly or with intent to pass off the work as authentic - the painting displayed telltale characteristics at a very small scale."...
newyorkshitty.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
This Saturday, July 26, Ba-Rock Brooklyn will be having a fundraiser right here in Greenpoint. Live bands (with such interesting names as “Mobile Wash Unit” and “Madam Robot & The Lust Brigade”) will be performing at T.B.D., Lost & Found Bar, Van Gogh’s Radio and Queen’s Hideaway starting at 6:00 p.m. After an evening of [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
An early seventies’ song, inspired by the life of Vincent Van Gogh, this track is way ahead of American Pie — which Mclean is most associated with, courtesy Madonna’s soulless version. Though I have always loved the song for ...
Ample Sanity (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
I've tormented for days, not wishing to intrude. In the end, beauty of the human spirit struck me as too rare a gift to ignore. Vincent Van Gogh said there is nothing more artistic than to love others. There is nothing more beautiful as well. Open your eyes and hearts to beauty, love, and dignity. James and Anja .
http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Stuff July 18, 2008 VINCENT Van Gogh cut off an ear for a prostitute named Christine; and Hong Kong police Inspec tor Bun, the hero of "Mad Detective," cuts off one of his as a gift for a retiring… Read the full article here
