Gymnastics

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Human beings are covered in body hair, but ever since antiquity, painters and artists have depicted completely hairless bodies in their works

The image of San Sebastian, tied up and his chest riddled with arrows, has inspired generations of artists

Madeleines have become literary icons, all thanks to Proust

The fear of being called a witch was the ultimate form of social control during the Renaissance period

 What inspired the cityscape of one of the most famous cities to never exist?

Italian artist Piero Manzoni sold tins of his own poop

The science behind The Dress that took over the internet in 2015

Meet the artist who thinks letters are sexy

A potted history of long hair on men, and why metalheads love their long locks

The riddim of the revolutionary song Under Mi Sleng Teng was created by a Casio employee from Japan. 

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

As good as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo or Botticelli, but for five hundred years the women artists of the Italian renaissance have lacked recognition. Linda Falcone, head of the Advancing Women Artists Foundation, is working to change that.

Life is unfair. Some have perfect pitch while others can’t sing Happy Birthday in tune. Is musicality innate or cultural?

How a wardrobe malfunction resulted in the creation of Youtube

 Is this the creepiest job ever?

Conductors can gesticulate wildly when they conduct an orchestra. But have you ever wondered what exactly they are doing with their hands? And why do they use a baton?

Designer, singer, poet, stylist, Vava Dudu does pretty much everything. But having worked with Jean-Paul Gaultier and designed garments for Lady Gaga, why isn’t she more famous?

When did we start applauding? At the theatre, after speeches or at a football match, people all over the world clap to show their approval. What does this curious human behaviour mean?

Highly respected theatres are programming gory productions that have more in common with slash horror films than traditional theatre.