A new theory has been published that postulates that Vincent "Don McLean's Muse, No Not For 'American Pie,' The Other One" Van Gogh wasn't the one who cut off his own ear. The new version of events claims that it was actually Paul Gauguin who cut the ear off, with a sword, during a fight that may have had something to do with Van Gogh's unrequited love for Gauguin.Mind you, there are no "facts" or "evidence" to back up this claim. But, our Graduate education system being what it is, Hans Kaufmann and Rita Wildegans had to research something for their thesis, so they poured over correspondences between Van Gogh and his brother and use "contextual" clues (you know, where the context is imposed upon the writing 120 years later) to discover what is clearly "the most logical interpretation."
Either way he immediately handed the severed ear to a prostitute, so Vincent FTW.
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