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Tim Brinkhof
Joined: Jul 19, 2023
Tim Brinkhof is a Dutch journalist based in the U.S. who has written about art and history for Vox, Vulture, Esquire, Big Think, and more.




Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" drew inspiration from Charles Starkweather's infamous 1958 murder spree, transforming true crime into one of rock's greatest songs.
Sin-eaters took on the sins of the dead by eating bread over a corpse. Learn the history behind one of the creepiest jobs ever documented.
Originally adopted to hide traces of baldness and venereal disease, today the wig has become an indispensable part of English courtroom uniforms.
It took Odysseus more than a decade to return to his native Ithaca from Troy in the ‘Odyssey.’ Nowadays, the journey can be completed a lot more quickly.
While the events of the epic poem cannot be verified, much of its content corresponds with historical and archaeological evidence.
The legendary city of Troy really existed, and the tale of the Trojan Horse might not have been the stuff of epic poetry.
From Russian czars to Roman emperors, fathers have had complicated relationships with their sons throughout history.
Did Caligula really make his horse a Roman consul? Ancient sources and modern historians suggest the famous story isn't quite what it seems.
Europeans long thought the tomato was a poisonous ingredient reserved for witchcraft, rather than a delicious pizza topping.
You might’ve heard it from your children or online.
Schiermonnikoog: the Dutch island that served as the Nazi’s last holdout in Europe.
Throughout history, powerful and eccentric individuals have been suspected or persecuted for vampirism. Here are some of them.