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Drive-in Church, 1947

I get really excited about anything you can drive through– movie theatres, restaurants, car washes, trees– it just feels very old school Americana, when the country’s love affair with the automobile was in full swing. Today I found these photographs of a drive-in church in St. Petersburg, Florida circa 1947 for a feature in LIFE magazine that never…

17 Messy Nessy Adventures to Bucket List for 2017

This will be my final post of 2016 (I’m actually drawing myself a bath as I hit “publish” on this); a brief compendium of my favourite discoveries throughout the year. I know it’s been a tough one for many of us, but I hope this list brings you a little inspiration and maybe something to look forward to…

From Morocco to Cuba, this Guy is Documenting the World’s Endangered Cinemas

When I go to the cinema lately, I’ll admit, it does feel nostalgic, almost as if I’m doing something like they did “in the old days”– and my local cinema isn’t even a charming independent one. Should we blame it on Netflix? From our smartphones to internet-abled TV, today we have more entertainment options at our fingertips…

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

1. Experimental Utopias in America Dacha/Staff Building, Gesundheit! Institute, Hillsboro, West Virginia Dome Village, Los Angeles, California The Farm, Summertown, Tennessee Ruins of Drop City, Trinidad, Colorado Paolo Soleri at Arcosanti, Cordes Junction, Arizona Seaside, Florida “Sweet Earth” is a series of photographs and accompanying texts that chronicle experimental utopias in the United States, in…

Oh, Just a Gingerbread House Rendition of the Bates Motel

I should really be wrapping presents right now, but there’s one thing I had to share with you before we all disconnect for the holiday weekend. I’ve been waiting a whole year for this. Ever since he shared his family’s gingerbread rendition of The Shining with the internet last Christmas, I’ve been discretely stalking Aaron Keeling’s instagram account for the…

This Spinning Human Blender looks like a Very Bad Idea

I‘m no funfair prude. I’ll get on pretty much any rollercoaster you dare me to– but this? This just looks like one of those things you can’t quite believe was ever invented, like radioactive toothpaste or lime & cheese jello salad. From what I’ve learned, a modern-day descendent of the Rotor ride can still be found at a few theme parks around the…

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

1. Driving Lesson, East Africa, 1943 Askaris of the King’s African Rifles learning how to change gear at a Motor Transport Depot. Note the stones on their heads to stop them looking down. An askari was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa. Found on Reddit. 2. The…

10 French Hotels For Sale to Fuel your Daydreams

Today I played ‘hotel buyer’ on the internet. I was surprised by how many hotels are openly advertised on the market for all to see … and dream about taking on. No one is saying the hotel business is easy, but if done right, wouldn’t it just be idyllic? 1. The Inn that inspired “Les Miserables” While…

The Holiday Party at Studio 54 Got a Little Out of Hand

Tod Papageorge was not your average lingering Studio 54 paparazzi, in fact, he spent three decades as a Masters professor and director of photography at Yale. Time magazine calls his photographs of bleary-eyed disco queens as “something akin to poetry“. I can’t decide if his poetry makes me feel uncomfortable and guilty for looking, or naïve and prude for thinking…

Big Pimping at Yale’s Pipe Smoking Contest, 1959

I dug this one out of the LIFE Archives today, simply labelled “pipe smoking contest”. Between the Ivy League pimp coats, tweed jackets and collegiate fonts in the background, I had some pretty good clues as to where this might have taken place. A quick Google later and I found myself on Yale’s alumni magazine, reading an article submitted…

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