Victorian
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Parties hosted by the fashion photographer Mert Alas and his partner, Tasso Góes de Ferreira, at their Victorian townhouse in London always begin and end in the kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Rick McCormack, the architect behind the look, credited founder David Overton with the inspiration, saying he wanted to evoke funky 1970s San Francisco restaurants located in grand Victorian houses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Discoveries like these helped overturn the image of Neanderthals that prevailed during the Victorian era, when they were often portrayed as primitive, brutish, and less than fully human.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Her detective, the Victorian policeman William Monk, suffers from amnesia, and sometimes wonders exactly who he is.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Here I first sensed the vitality of English intellectual life, so completely absent during my initial days in my Victorian room several hundred yards away on Jesus Green.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
"This won't solve every problem, but it's an immediate step to help Victorians right now," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
The area, known for its breathtaking views and mix of mansions, Victorians and prewar apartment buildings, has long been sought after.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Ms Maiklem has written four books about mudlarking, which was historically a trade of poor Victorians and is now a popular hobby involving unearthing historical artefacts from the silt on river banks.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
The Victorians sparked the modern obsession with engineering “lots of different looking dogs to fit different human wants,” said Dr. Rowena Packer, senior lecturer at the University of London’s Royal Veterinary College.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Victor walks into the building—undisclosed location, of course—with Andrea Donahue, a coworker who doesn’t stop to admire the portraits of smiling Victorians and past presidents on the yellow walls.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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