The traditional French dish known as coq au vin scares off many home cooks, but don't worry. This recipe is easy to follow and takes a new twist on a classic.

How much do you know about Tchaikovsky, from his ballets to his compositions? Read about one of the romantic era's greatest composers.

Today i am going to share with you a Julia Child Beef Stroganoff Recipe which is delicious and easy. Beef Stroganoff is a classic Russian-American dish

Theodosia Goodman grew up in Cincinnati, the child of middle-class Jewish immigrants. Her father was a tailor; her mother kept house. She went to high school, she went to two years of college. She…

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An Australian professor has found evidence that one of the most famous composers to ever live, claimed credit for some of his older sister’s compositions.

Maria Anna Mozart, nicknamed Nannerl, was the elder and only sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She was born on 30 July 1751 in Salzburg, Austria. Like

The Injured Child is an iconic painting by Gustave Doré, produced in 1873. This fine art print is a timeless masterpiece, depicting the sorrows of a young child with his family of street acrobats.    Print: A premium quality heavyweight (200gsm) fine art print material with a smooth, clean finish. This museum quality paper is extremely consistent and works perfectly with large, full colour graphics or illustrations. The matte finish emphasizes different highlights and tones in the source artworks; helping to create stunning works of art. - All prints include a .25 inch white border to ensure space for framing.    Our Eco Credentials Include: FSC approved or sustainably sourced paper Printed using water based inks Local fulfilment reduces carbon emissions Contains no plastic   Sizes: 8 x 12 Inches = 20.3 cm x 30.5 cm  12 x 18 Inches = 30.5 cm x 45.7 cm 16 x 24 Inches = 40.6 cm x 60.1 cm 20 x 30 Inches = 50.8 cm x 76.2 cm

THE 200th anniversary of the birth of the great Franco-Polish composer Frederick Chopin will be celebrated by a concert of his music in the Town Hall Theatre this Saturday at 8pm.

American child actors George 'Spanky' McFarland and Scotty Beckett , of the Hal Roach 'Our Gang' and 'Little Rascals' comedy films, take aim with toy shotguns, circa 1935.

"He gives me the impression of being a spoilt child." Clara Schumann on Liszt.

Classical art and art history might sound a tad complex to some of you Pandas, but we assure you, they’re both a lot of fun. And someone who makes it far more approachable for all of us, near and far, is the founder of the ‘Classical Damn’ project on Instagram.

In Morocco The Chess Players Mrs. McEwen of Marhmont And Bardrochat With Her Daughters Father And Daughter To Pastures New The Goose Girls Under The Cherry Tree Portrait Of The Honorable Diana Jan…

„Die Schaukel“ gemalt 1767 von Jean Honoré Fragonard. Ein Sinnbild des Rokokos. Das Rokoko [franz.: Rocaille, ‚Muschelwerk‘], auch Spätbarock genannt, ist eine Weiterentwicklung der europäischen kunstgeschichtlichen Epoche des Barock in den…

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Detective Wayne Newman was possibly just days from a confession from convicted serial killer Derek Percy over two of of Australia's most infamous cold cases dating back to the 1960s, before he died

Gloriana, the Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess: we’ve all heard of England’s illustrious Queen Elizabeth I. Many of us have admired the portraits of her

Sketch comedy meets advertising in Hamlet campaign.

These aren't meant to be funny, they are meant to be art.

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Arnold Awoonor-Gordon, 85, discovered the truth about his great-great-grandmother Sarah Forbes Bonetta after moving to Chatham, Kent from Sierra Leone around 25 years ago.

Frederic Ernest (Sunshine Sammy) Morrison, one of the original Little Rascals--the mischievous gang of street-smart kids that entertained several generations in films and on television--has died at the age of 76.

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These historic photos of Alaska show how people lived before Alaska was a territory, when the Last Frontier was a pristine wilderness.

A written passage without punctuation can be very difficult to read! With this worksheet, your child will punctuate this excerpt.

A spike in this classic French dish's popularity a generation ago yielded plenty of regrettable renditions. But duck a l'orange—a really good one, with crisp skin, succulent meat, and a velvety citrus sauce that tastes like concentrated sunshine—is a thing too delicious to succumb to the vagaries of fashion.

Parents and child literacy experts choose the best books for toddlers that hold their attention and get them settled down for bed. These classic and new books are fun for adults to read and begin kids' lifelong love of reading.

That new YA franchise is all the rage, but these classic middle grade books will never go out of style. Keep teaching (and reading) these favorites.

All you need to know, in detail, about Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor for Edexcel's Music GCSE.

Jenny Lee & Elvira Snow Freaks has earned its place in history as one of the all-time great cult films, though it wasn’t always beloved. The film was reviled by both critics and audiences upon release in 1932. It was a career-killer for Tod Browning, who had previously been a Hollywood golden child with a string of Lon Chaney hits under his belt and who had just come off the enormous success of Dracula. The film shocked audiences with its use of actual sideshow “freaks” as actors: Among the characters featured as “freaks” were Peter Robinson (“the human skeleton”); Olga Roderick (“the bearded lady”); Frances O’Connor and Martha Morris (“armless wonders”); and the conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. Among the microcephalics who appear in the film (and are referred to as “pinheads”) were Zip and Pip (Elvira and Jenny Lee Snow) and Schlitzie, a male named Simon Metz who wore a dress mainly due to incontinence, a disputed claim. Also featured were the intersexual Josephine Joseph, with her left/right divided gender; Johnny Eck, the legless man; the completely limbless Prince Randian (also known as The Human Torso, and mis-credited as “Rardion”); Elizabeth Green the Stork Woman; and...

Stories of child prodigies in the classical genre have a long history, going back to some of the greatest composers in the 18th and 19th century.

Amanda McKenzie Stuart's maiden book is a dual biography of two women who were famous because of their wealth at the end of the 1800s: Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt is every bit as fascinating as the latest cover story in People or Vanity Fair.

To start L.M. Montgomery Month on the blog, we have to ask: who was L.M. Montgomery, as a person and author?