The first commercially produced Christmas card was published in 1843 – and you can have one for £5,000 or more (stamps not included)
A cameo in the BBC’s His Dark Materials adaptation leads Rakewell to reflect on other fictional appearances of the museum over the years
A 9,000-piece Lego model of the Colosseum has Rakewell pondering other models of the great amphitheatre – made out of cork, clay and cheese
It has been a good week for outsize dogs in Turkmenistan and a huge week for good dogs in Delaware
Rakewell reports on a remarkable fluke outside the Dutch city
News that pet owners have more faith in doggy heaven than ever before leads Rakewell on a trip down memorial lane
From post Impressionist painting to 20th-century toys, the humble potato has caught the imagination of many an artist – and infant cubist
Why is it that single women living in Manhattan nearly always find themselves working in an art gallery – on TV, at least?
The gallery is paying homage to the famous wartime concerts organised by Myra Hess with a series of performances – with no audiences, alas
As runners in the London Marathon prepare to make 19 loops of St James’s Park, Rakewell delves into the sporting provenance of the park
It’s the mutt-see show of the year (if you're a dog) – an architectural playground just for you (again, if you're a dog) at Japan House London
If you’ve ever wanted to play president, now you can – if you have a few dollars spare to buy a replica of the Oval Office at Bonhams in October
The T.S. Eliot estate has donated £20,000 to help keep the Brontë Parsonage Museum open. Rakewell wonders what the Brontë sisters would have made of ‘Cats’
Rakewell is disappointed not to hear the performance artist’s pipes in her new project at the Bavarian State Opera
For the 2025 World Expo, the host city of Osaka has plumped for a bafflingly blobby logo
A Manchester-based menswear designer has launched a shirt inspired by Lowry – and decorated with his ‘matchstick’ figures
Rakewell is lured back to childhood by the promise of Swallows and Amazons memorabilia and mischief at Windermere Jetty Museum
The Boijmans Museum in Rotterdam has launched a drive-thru exhibition – and it’s not the only culture you can see by car this summer, says Rakewell
The future of fashion may not be the most pressing concern but it’s hard not to fear the worst
The Trumps have a soft spot for Goya Foods, it seems – which sets Rakewell wondering whether the brand could make more of its painterly associations
Film fans can only hope that the director will turn his interest in these mysterious patterns to practical effect
Rakewell celebrates the return of roller coasters – with no screaming allowed – by looking back at some of the earliest white knuckle rides
While Apollo’s roving correspondent is more than ready to go to the pub, he can’t help wondering if it will all end in Hogarthian tears
A development that would have impinged on Tower Bridge has landed Robert Jenrick in hot water – so Rakewell digs up some classic views of the landmark
