Behind Millais’ Ophelia: the tragic story of Lizzie Siddal
Ophelia, the famous painting by Sir John Everett Millais exhibited at London’s Tate Britain, is well known to many of us. Who had the possibility to see it in front of his face, has been…
Blur’s Beetlebum: behind the meaning of the lyrics
Chasing the beetle is the English slang to describe the act of smoking heroin. Although it seems a heartbreaking love song, one of Blur’s most famous single is mainly the tale of a drug experience. But…
This is Halloween: the power of fantasy in Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas
I am the “who” when you call, “Who’s there?” I am the wind blowing through your hair >I am the shadow on the moon at night Filling your dreams to the brim with fright Tender…