I Got The Blues. Why is the colour blue connected with sadness?
When people have the blues you know they are sad. When it’s cold outside and everything looks bluer because ifContinue Reading
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Between 1800 to 1899
Why is purple a colour for mystical powers or magic?
If you ever binge watched movies about witches or magic made in recent years they have magical powers on-screen portrayalContinue Reading
Why does the RCMP wear red?
The colour red is an iconic colour that was often used for royalty and battle. The colour is associated withContinue Reading
How Victorian Women Wore Their Mourning Clothes
The Victorians had a fascination with death with the mortality rate being low, and disease epidemics like tuberculosis and choleraContinue Reading
Mini Movie Marathon: Women and Spirituality Trilogy
In the early ’90s, there’s was a film series produced by the National Film Board of Canada about the relationshipContinue Reading
The Gothic History of Periwinkle
I always found this name to be a funny name for a colour. Then I tried to think why wasContinue Reading
Where did the term yellow journalism come from?
Yellow journalism is associated with newspapers that present little to no legitimate well-researched, well-sourced news stories in exchange for eye-grabbingContinue Reading
The Circus Origins of Pink Lemonade
Everyone knows about how to make lemonade with sugar, water and obviously lemons. 😊 But there are different variations ofContinue Reading
Once In A Blue Moon: Origins of A Rare Ice Cream Flavour
Once in a blue moon, people can have this rare and weird ice cream that has a bit of undergroundContinue Reading
How Haint Blue Protects Against Spirits And Bugs
Haint blue is commonly found on porches in the Southern States of America like South Carolina and Georgia. They areContinue Reading
A Glance At Victorian Photography
Photography is all around us. Imagine if it never existed; painting and drawing would be all the rage. Photography madeContinue Reading
Under The Moonlight 