Van Gogh Museum at 50: how galleries are challenging the ‘tortured genius’ narrative: At the time that Vincent van Gogh was creating his acclaimed work, The Starry Night, he was hospitalised at Saint-Paul de Mausole asylum. He painted the vivid night sky from his room without the bars of his window, editing out the institution. …
Police: Couple charged after Chihuahua tortured, starved & shot: A Tennessee couple is facing animal cruelty charges after police say the wife shot the couple's Chihuahua and left it in a trash bag to die. Police also said couple tortured the dog and failed to provide her with food, water, care and shelter. : Weird …
They noticed the Turpins’ strange behavior, but no one suspected the kids were being tortured: Nearly two weeks after an emaciated 17-year-old girl called police to tell them her siblings were being held captive by their own parents, the Turpin family still has the world's attention. But closer to home, neighbors, relatives and schoolmates are …