Vintage Muse du Jour: Anna Karina

Anna Karina arrived in Paris at the age of seventeen from Denmark. She spoke no French and performed on the streets for money. One day, while sitting at the famous Café Deux Margots on the boulevard Saint-Germain, she was discovered by an advertising agent who asked her to do some photos. She would soon find…

Trailer Park Hotels (without the Trash)

No American road trip would be complete without a stop at a trailer park palace! So for those with a ‘kitsch itch’ to scratch (note to self: google and see if I just coined ‘kitsch itch’), Nessy has picked out three hotels in the great ol’ US of A for the ultimate vintage (and dare…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. X)

1. Art Excavation by Shan Hur I love the make-believe element of Shan Hur’s installations, offering the viewer an appreciation for the art itself, but also for the adventurous ways in which objets d’art can often be discovered. via TheKhooll.com 2. Vintage Luggage Stickers You’d be surprised how hard it is to find a cool shop online that…

20 Rare Photographs of Oscar Winners as You’ve Never Seem Them

Oscar night is here and over the next few days we’re going to be inundated with photographs of the most recognizable faces. So how about a few that perhaps we don’t recognize… 1. Charlie Chaplin Honorary award for Circus in 1928, Honorary lifetime achievement award in 1972 and Best original Score for Limelight in 1973.…

The Virgin Mary Gets an Unholy Makeover

Meet ‘Super Mary’, a pop culture version of her former self, part of a series by French artist, Soasig Chamaillard, who restores and transforms damaged statues, either donated or discovered in garage sales. Even the most indifferent of us to religion can recognise we’re looking at some pretty provocative work here. The gallery exhibit last year…

Cloned by Disney: 10 Replica Buildings

When I first stumbled across this picture, I assumed it was some clever photoshopping of a fairytale castle brought to life. But this is not a Disney set, this is the Neuschwanstein castle, a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace in Bavaria, Germany– the original Disney castle. Indeed, Neuschwanstein looks so much like a fairytale castle that Walt Disney himself was…

Mickey Mouse had the Coolest Caravan Ever

Long before modern mobile homes had their fancy gadgets and convertible floor plans at the touch of a button, Mickey, Daffy and Goofy were already a step ahead. Mickey’s Trailer is a 1938 animated short film produced by Walt Disney featuring Mickey’s highly adaptable airstream trailer and shows the sheer inventiveness of the Disney gang– way ahead…

Frank Sinatra is Not Amused: Letters from the King of Swing

Our first letter comes from Frank in 1976, addresed to the Chicago Daily News writer, Mike Royko, who had just published an article questioning the special treatment Frank had received from the Chicago police while in town for a concert. Here is how Sinatra felt about the piece and its writer… 1. “Quite frankly, I…

Anarchitecture by Richard Greaves

“La Cabande du Sucre”, built by Richard Greaves in Quebec. “I don’t like concrete. A tree moves and also I’m silent. With a nail or a saw. you’d know I was there. I am like a raccoon” – Richard Greaves Greaves makes inhabitable structures out of garbage that look pretty impressive if not confusing. Having…

A 1950s Cartoon with just a hint of Cold War Propaganda

‘Destination Earth’ is a 1956 promotional cartoon created by John Sutherland that depicts a civilisation of Martians that come to Earth (the United States). They discover that they are actually inferior and less advanced than the American earthlings, who benefit from an endless supply of petroleum that enriches their everyday lives in a free market…