Art
Help Transcribe World War I Love Letters
On this Valentine's Day, Europeana is launching a crowdsourcing project to transcribe the text of digitized World War I love letters.
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Art
From a Table of Phalluses to a Ménage à Trois Watercolor, Erotic Art Heads to Auction
Sotheby's first-ever auction of erotic artworks, timed to Valentine's Day, features a delightful range of objects, including a rare homoerotic painting from 18th-century Turkey.
Art
Vinegar Valentines: The Nasty Anonymous Letters of the Victorian Age
In the late 19th century, a valentine in the post might not necessarily mean a romantic message from a lover or admirer, it could be a downright acidic insult.
Opinion
Nothing Like a Porn Kiss for Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day today, and while those in love (couples, the polyamorous, people and their pets … ) seek solace in each other's company as they celebrate their cultural superiority over single people (OK, it's only implied), the good people at Do Something Good (DSG) have created an intimate (w
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Five Artists We Don't Want to Be Our Valentine
Sometimes it's better to be alone. Here are a few artists who we wouldn't particularly like to spend a romantic Valentine's Day with, from the over-sharing to the unstable to the plain unsettling.