If you have walked past a shop sign and cringed at an unnecessary apostrophe, you're not alone. But have you ever wished you could take things one step further and actually correct the punctuation problem? Meet the "Grammar Vigilante"...
Name: Sarah Todd Taylor
Age: 42
Hometown: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Occupation: Higher Education
Places: I have lived in Yorkshire and Wales and have visited Florence, Barcelona and Berlin. In the United Kingdom, I have stayed in Scotland, Derbyshire, the Lake District and Dartmoor. I...
Name: Francesca Longo
Age: 19
City/Town: Piedimonte San Germano
Country: Italia
Places: I've always lived here and I've not travelled much. I've been to Rome and Naples, but I'm going to visit Poland and then Venice. However, I do hope to travel more...
In defiance of those who preferred sophistication over instinct and emotion, William Wordsworth (1770-1850) helped the Romantic revolution take flight. He championed the fundamental democracy of poetics and believed that the artist’s task was to delight and inspire the...
This week, as part of our People of Paperblanks series, we had the pleasure of speaking with Janeczka Prinsloo, a bubble goth illustrator from Australia who goes by the name Nekka.
Nekka is a wildly creative and quirky artist who...
For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
You may find it surprising to learn that in all our years of creating journal covers based on world art, we've never featured the art of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). Perhaps it was because his work is just so iconic that...
PBS, along with Ken Burns, has been busy promoting the upcoming anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15th. They've collaborated on a documentary film called The Address that showcases the annual efforts of a group of Vermont schoolchildren...
Name: Terrence James Coffman
Age: 69
City/Town: Jefferson, Wisconsin
Country: USA
Places: I currently live in Jefferson, WI. I was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Falls Church, VA. In the mid '90’s I lived in Lacoste, France where I began...
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (1813–1901) stands out as one of the greatest Italian composers to write opera. Born to a family of modest means near Busseto, Verdi developed his musical skill with the help of local patrons. He, like...