

Kristy Puchko
Joined: Feb 19, 2014
Kristy is a New York-based entertainment journalist whose work has appeared on Vanity Fair, Time Out New York, Vulture, Pajiba, Spinoff Online, and Cinema Blend. She's also a co-host of the movie review video podcast Popcorn and Prosecco. When she's not falling down rabbit holes of research, she's playing board games, jamming out karaoke style, or advocating the glories of some cartoon show you aren't watching but should be.


9 Things You Should Know About Franz Marc and ‘Yellow Cow’

15 Colorful Facts About Georgia O’Keeffe

14 Haunting Facts About the Winchester Mystery House
12 Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Winnie The Pooh
The “willy nilly silly old bear” was based on a real-life bear cub.
20 Things You Might Not Have Known About ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’
The classic holiday mash-up wasn’t directed by Tim Burton—but Tim Burton was supposed to have a cameo in it.
22 Fun Facts About ‘Elf’
Discover more fun facts about the Will Ferrell Christmas movie that has since become a holiday classic.
The Origins of 10 Popular Christmas Songs
You’ve sung them while clutching cups of hot cocoa. You’ve heard them played in shopping malls. But do you know how some of the world’s best-known Christmas carols were created?
14 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Whistler’s Mother’ (a.k.a. ‘Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1’)
While affection grew for this painting, its true intentions—and even its real name—got lost.
16 Things You Might Not Know About Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
Completed in 1642, Rembrandt van Rijn's The Night Watch is not only a highlight of a career that spanned over 600 paintings, but also acclaimed as arguably the greatest portrait of the Dutch Baroque era.
15 Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know about ‘Beetlejuice’
Everyone’s favorite “bio-exorcist” is coming back to theaters on September 6, but while you wait for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ you can brush up on these facts about the original.
9 Things You Might Not Know About Picasso’s ‘The Old Guitarist’
Don’t be deceived by this seemingly simple painting of a man and his instrument. Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist has secrets in its past and in its paint.
15 Fascinating Facts About Andrew Wyeth’s ‘Christina’s World’
Understanding the true story behind ‘Christina’s World’ makes the famed 1948 painting by Andrew Wyeth even more intriguing.
16 Fascinating Facts About Renoir’s ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’
Set in a real-life cafe overlooking the Seine, the painting captures a joyous moment among friends—but the history around this iconic Impressionist work makes it all the richer.
15 Things You Might Not Know About Pablo Picasso’s ‘Women of Algiers’
‘Les Femmes d’Alger’ (‘Women of Algiers’) isn’t a single artwork, but a series of 15 paintings—though one is more famous than the others.
15 Things You Should Know About ‘Dogs Playing Poker’
C.M. Coolidge has been called “the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of.” But while critics might sniff at his contribution to the art world, the history of his greatest works is rich.