It's a sound that's become the hallmark of cheesy daytime TV.

The stereotypes of the sad clown, depressed comedian, and tortured artist endure.

The Codex Seraphinianus is full of bizarre drawings and an indecipherable language.

The X File's Dana Scully had significant influence on an entire generation of young women

Is everything just a simulation?

Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are losing their colours because the pigments used were vibrant but cheap

Walt Disney: cartoonist, visionary... and urban planner?

Caravaggio just couldn't stay out of trouble and met a sticky end

Handel, Mozart, and Bellini all wrote roles for men, to be played by women