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

1. This Fabulous Couple The most elegant viral sensation to emerge in the Berlin fashion scene, found on Instagram. 2. Ella Slack, the Queen’s Stand-in Queen Elizabeth II has had the same body-double for 30 years. Before the monarch appears at large events, Ella Slack walks, stands, and sits everywhere the Queen will in order…

Where are the Black Archeologists?

“Why are there so few Black American archeologists?” asked Maria Franklin in response to a landmark 1997 survey which found that only 2 out of 1500 Archeological respondents identified as Black. Years later, the status of her question posed in a paper published by the Cambridge University Press in 2015 – and its answer –…

Where Is Surrealism Going in These Strange-and-Uncertain Times?

Traditionally, Surrealism is born from confrontation. Confrontation of war, gender norms, existentialism – you name it, Salvador Dali probably addressed it with a melting clock. Given that the 20th century movement emerged from this unflinching dive into the human experience as psyche, we started wondering: where has Surrealism taken us in 2020? In the midst…

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

1. The “Witch’s House” in its original location on a Hollywood studio lot. Moved to Beverly Hills in the 1930s, now a private home. CNN has a great tour inside the house with the current owner. 2. How Wes Anderson Is So Good At “Stealing” Scenes From Other Movies 3. This Fashion Historian’s Humorous DIY…

The Strange Anatomy of ABBA’s Infamous (Tax Deductible) Wardrobe

What do house cats, Euro pop, and the ingenious tax savvy have in common? Owe Sandström, that’s who. As the flamenco-dancing-zoologist-designer behind the costumes of ABBA, Sandström certainly played his part in helping the Swedish supergroup reach fame in the 1970s – where they have remained ever since. In fact, a deeper dive into the…

13 Reasons New York isn’t Dead (& Could Never Be)

No matter the circumstance, “life finds a way” in New York City, to quote the wise words of Jurassic Park. This city always had an almost reptilian talent for regeneration, from the Great Depression to the rough ‘n tumble 1980s to that fateful day on September 11th. Now, Covid-19 is the latest crisis to put…

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

1. A 350 year old pocket watch carved from a single Colombian emerald, found hidden in a London Cellar For almost 300 years a buried treasure lay undisturbed below one of London’s busiest streets. Discovered by workmen in 1912, the Cheapside Hoard is the greatest single collection of Elizabethan and Stuart jewellery in the world.…

And Now, the Wes Anderson AirBnB

Can you imagine a more perfect getaway than one inside a Wes Anderson movie? In the picturesque town of Price Edward, Ontario, Canada, you’ll find an Airbnb that is an ode to the one and only Wes Anderson, Hollywood’s quirkiest director best-known for his near-perfect cinematic symmetry, retro hues, twee patterns and interiors that evoke a…

A Guide to Beirut’s Small Shops & Hidden Gems

It seems as if all we’ve seen of beautiful Beirut lately are images of devastation. Not so long ago, it wasn’t hard to convince people to take a glamorous vacation in Lebanon. It was a playground for movie stars like Brigitte Bardot, Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole. The Beirut harbour was host to the Queen…

The Story Behind that 80s Look We Love to Hate

Millennials grew up with it on after-school shows like Saved by the Bell and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. “A shotgun wedding between Bauhaus and Fisher-Price,” critics called it. The bizarre and brazen postmodernist movement was definitive of the 1980s and their jagged, candy-coloured designs were as divisive as a bag of liquorice allsorts. You might think you haven’t heard of the “Memphis…

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