Martin Chalakoski
Martin Chalakoski is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Martin Chalakoski:
“Diabolus in Musica”: How the Devil came into his dream and inspired Giuseppe Tartini to compose the Violin Sonata in G Minor, “The Devil’s Trill” …
“To beard or not to beard” was the stance of Joseph Palmer, the farmer and war veteran who was sent to jail for his facial hair
Georges Méliès, the magic-minded dreamer who in 1902 filmed “The Trip to the Moon” and showed us what movies are capable of
Stamford Hospital’s Christmas mystery: Every year for 57 years, anonymous man sends staff a “thank you” Christmas card
Weird: Roopkund, the Skeleton Lake of India, is home to remains of at least 300 people, visible when the ice melts
Rob Roy MacGregor: Some call him “the Scottish Robin Hood,” but others say he was a “criminal praised as a hero”
Barefoot and starved, Spartan boys underwent grueling combat training but were also punished for not answering questions briefly and wittily enough
The magnificent Alnwick Castle, Hogwarts School of Magic, Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films, has been home to Percy family since 13th century
John Cazale, the actor who appeared in only five movies, all nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award
A disturbed doctor fell in love with his dying patient and lived with her corpse for seven years
