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8 of the Best Things in a French Supermarket

Today is my weekly shop and I thought I might take you guys along with me to make it less monotonous. Fellow shoppers couldn’t quite figure out why I was taking pictures of items in the frozen food section and my francophone readers will surely be baffled by this post. But anyhoo, all the items…

The Miss Universe competition in 1958

It was still pretty much an opportunity to objectify women back then but hey, we all still end up watching it every year (if there’s nothing else on television of course). One noticeable differences is that these ladies look far more like real princesses than the modern-day contestants… Images by George Silk from the LIFE…

The Violin Maker

‘The Violin Maker’ – a beautiful short film on New York violin maker, Sam Zygmuntowicz. The film was shot and directed by Dustin Cohen as the first part of the promising ‘Made in Brooklyn’ series.

The Ghost Trains sent to an Underwater Grave

“Seeing these massive mechanisms being tossed into the ocean like a toy in the bathtub is a ping in my heart.” Award-winning photographer Stephen Mallon captured these incredible pictures over three years as he documented the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s recycling program retire the remains of obsolete New York subway cars into the Atlantic ocean. Over…

RETRO WORKOUT VINYL COVERS

Just a little peak into the absurdities of the fitness industry’s past! “How the Waist was Won” 1982     “More Jazzercise” 1982       “Miss Piggy’s Aerobic Workout” 1982       “Go for it!” 1982   “Aerobics for the Family” 1982       “Fitness in Motion and Relaxation” 1982    …

The Haunting ‘Human Zoo’ of Paris

In the furthest corner of the Vincennes woods of Paris, lies the remains of what was once a public exhibition to promote French colonialism over 100 years ago and what we can only refer to today as the equivalent of a human zoo. In 1907, six different villages were built in the Jardin d’Agronomie Tropicale, representing all…

Celebrity Smiles: Before & After

Catherine Zeta Jones Just a bit of tabloid fodder to numb your brain at the end of the work day! And for the love of God, brush your teeth before you go to bed tonight! Victoria Beckham     Tom Cruise   Nicholas Cage     David Beckham       Cheryl Cole    …

The Cheese and Wine Party is back in Style

The French have always been doing it but in the 1970s it became especially trendy to throw a ‘cheese & wine’ party… And then, like most things that were cool during the seventies, it became very uncool and pretty cheesy (pun semi-intended), just like the smiles on these people’s faces in the retro food advertisement…

The Day the Black Cats Invaded Hollywood

I’m not really a fan of cats per say (because they’re totally evil creatures unlike dogs) but I think these photos taken at a black cat audition in Hollywood in 1963 are just brilliant. They also raise many questions concerning the sanity of cat-owners in the sixties.
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