Today we celebrate the birth of Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist for Mozart and much more!
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John Keats, a name written in water
The story of John Keats, English literate of Romanticism, and his poems through his own eyes.
The unique Thelonious Monk
Today we will tell you the story of jazz legend Thelonious Monk on the anniversary of his death.
God save Alexander McQueen
40 incredible years are those lived by the designer Alexander McQueen. We’ll tell you all on the anniversary of his death, today 11 February.
Hey, hey, hey…Alice Cooper!
Alice Cooper turns 73 today! To celebrate his birthday we’ll tell you the story of the Godfather of Shock Rock!
My name is Mozart…Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Happy Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amadé for his friends. We retrace the life of the genius through the metamorphosis of his name.
Ozzy Osbourne and the legend of the bat
Between legend and reality: what happened on 20th January 1982 when Ozzy Osbourne bit the head of a bat? Let’s find out!
The controversial life of Lewis Carroll
If you think that Alice in Wonderland is a strange book, you should discover the biography of its writer, Lewis Carroll, who died today, 14th January, 1898.
David Bowie and Italy
In the occasion of David Bowie’s death, we celebrate him through some very Italian fun facts and anecdotes.
Christina Rossetti, a poetess among goblins
On 29th December 1984 British poetess Christina Rossetti passed away. Let’s discover her life and her most famous poem, Goblin Market.