And of course, with the birth of the artist came the inevitable afterbirth - the critic.

More from History of the World: Part I

• The only thing we Romans don't have a god for is premature ejaculation. But I hear that's coming quickly!
• It's good to be the King.
• And so, onward and upward the tired trekkers trudged on feverished footsies on the perilous paths. When they beheld the mighty Ape Mountain, the reacted with awe.
• And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say – that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day. And then – the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of*ten Grinches, plus two!
• Don't worry. Nobody dies in this story. They just get really big boo-boos.
• He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more!