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Clotted Hinderparts and Privy Drains: Game of Thrones and a History of Death on the Toilet

Literature
The twentieth century saw an abundance of famous toilet-related deaths. Elvis died in 1977 at just forty-two years old, found on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, apparently having fallen from the toilet seat. Obese, and struggling with glaucoma, high blood pressure, liver damage, and an enlarged colon, the cause of his death was given as...

Earthy Anecdotes: Zola’s House at Médan by Paul Cézanne

Earthy Anecdotes
In Banks of the Marne by the French artist Paul Cézanne, a solitary chateau peeks out from the dense foliage with its tower and spire, whitewashed walls, and wooden balcony. Several years earlier the painter had composed a similar canvas in the form of Zola's House at Médan, which currently resides with the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. Otherwise known as...