VAN may be an online magazine, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love our share of ink. Get your own, limited-edition BACH⚡CAGE tote bag!

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Stuck for words when it comes to the ones you love? We can help with that: Our pack of postcards featuring the real-life declarations of love from six composers (Ludwig van Beethoven, John Cage, Claude Debussy, Alma Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ethel Smyth). Each valentine is written in the original language (with English translations on the back) and printed on 100% recycled cardstock. Send them to your nearest and dearest, or keep them for your number-one valentine: yourself.

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She’s back! Inspired by the original party game for horrible people, VAN is proud to present Cards Against Classical Music: 100 more cards to add to your own Cards Against Humanity set, or Cards Against Classical Music Vol. 1, or to play as a (very short) game on your own.

CACM, Vol. 2 includes such hard-hitting question cards as:

• What’s the real answer to Turandot’s third riddle?
• In his final moments, Leonard Bernstein thought about ___________.
• Unfortunately, Jonas Kaufmann has withdrawn from this evening’s performance due to ___________.
• Why did the Emerson Quartet really break up?

And answer cards that speak to the timeless and universal spirit of classical music:

• Bad bitches playing Busoni.
• Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in “Maestro.”
• A cage match with John Eliot Gardiner.
• Hating Brahms as a personality.

This limited-edition run is exclusively available with a one-year subscription to VAN.

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Inspired by the original party game for horrible people, VAN is proud to present Cards Against Classical Music: over 100 cards to add to your own Cards Against Humanity set or to play as a (very short) game on your own.

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Target may have pulled its Pride merchandise, but we’ve got you covered with our new, limited edition VAN Pride tote! The design is based on our classic female composers tote, with a fresh color palette that’s perfect for summer.

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Female composers had baggage, too. Now you can wear it on your sleeve (or shoulder) with VAN's first-ever tote bag, designed to fit scores, LPs, and anything else you need for your day. Fairtrade cotton, long handles, dimensions approx 15" x 16.5".

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Stop. (The Lady with the) Hammer Time. Wearing this Galina Ustvolskaya T-shirt around others will lead to one of two outcomes: They’ll ask, “What’s an Ustvolskaya Ultra and why is Anjelica Huston endorsing it?”, which gives you the perfect opportunity to tell them about the greatest Russian composer they’ve never heard of. OR they’ll look at it, then look at you, and nod knowingly as a fellow fan. Either way, it’s about as great a success as you can hope to achieve with a T-shirt.

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Whether it’s coffee, tea, or the kind of stiff drink you’ll need to survive yet another Beethoven symphony cycle—the new VAN mug can hold it all!

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Looking for a reason (any reason?!) to celebrate in the new year? We’ve got 250 good ones in our female composers birthday calendar (size: DIN A5). Hang it on your wall, and automatically refute “but there just weren’t any women composers back then” arguments, no verbal effort required.

The best news: This calendar can be reused year over year.

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We created this sticker sheet in 2020—because we all deserved a sticker for surviving that year—and since then, it's…ah…stuck around (we're so sorry). 

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