The Art Gallery of Ontario Source: Wikimedia
Over a century after the gallery’s establishment, the CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario decided in 2003 that the building would undergo a massive remodeling project with the help of Frank Gehry. Characteristic to art galleries, Gehry couldn’t simply deconstruct the building as he saw fit–he was required to build around existing structures and expansions and unite them all architecturally.
Once it was completed, Gehry was praised for the restraint he showed in his designs and for how well he was able to blend his own additions into the previous structures. Read More...
Though he was the appointed lawman at the time of the shootout at the O.K. Corral, Virgil Earp remained obscure compared to his younger brother Wyatt.Wikimedia CommonsVirgil Earp in middle age.
While Virgil Earp was not as famous as his younger brother Wyatt, he was an instrumental figure in one of the most legendary events in America’s Old West: the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Virgil’s life was equally as adventurous as his brother’s, though his brother was certainly better at talking himself up after a fight. Read More...
In the 1990s, hundreds of families in rural England reported that "phantom" social workers had abducted their children. As it turns out, the truth is worse than the urban legend.Pixabay
There’s something particularly upsetting about urban legends involving children — especially when said legends involve children being abducted from their homes. One such urban legend was somewhat rooted in fact. In the 1990s, British newspapers caught wind of a story that seemed to involve “phantom” social workers. Read More...
