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The Compendium of Awful Library Books, Made by Awesome Librarians

When we think of librarians, stereotypes have taught us to think of ladies wearing sinister pointy glasses who sit there and shush us when fits of uncontrollable giggles comes over oneself while reading up on the complete mind-numbing history of something or another. But today, I stumbled upon the secret world of the librarian in the…

No Bookshelf is Complete without the Bible of American Abandonment

If you own one book on abandoned photography, it should be this one. I’ve been following Eric Hulubow’s work over the years, he was one of the first urbex photographers I discovered who spurred my obsession with forgotten places and took me further down the rabbit hole. His book, Abandoned – America’s Vanishing Landscape is a comprehensive…

An Epic Dinner at the Library

Make a toast to Tolstoy, order the chicken Kiev in honour Chekhov, let Stravinksy serenade you with every spoonful of caviar and Pushkin play host in his palatial library of gastronomic pleasures. For anyone who has a way with words or a weakness for a truly great story, it’s likely that the library is one of your…

We can now Hang Out in Jimi Hendrix’s 1960s London Flat

Number 23 Brook Street in Mayfair of London, is the only officially recognised Hendrix residence in the world. And for the past 13 years, it’s been used as an administrative office. Updated from an article originally posted in 2014 following an announcement of plans to restore the Hendrix residence. Coincidentally located next door to the…

Meet the Bizarre Youtuber dropping the Best Undiscovered R&B Songs of the Year

If you don’t know who Justin Kuritzkes is, until a few minutes ago, I was in the same boat. On my daily aimless scroll through the depths of internet forums, I was randomly drawn to a link titled “Falling in Love with a Photograph”. Just listen to this… It’s pretty damn catchy right? At first I thought…

Oh, Just a Gingerbread House Rendition of the Overlook Hotel from “The Shining”

Nothing says “Happy Holidays” quite like a cult horror movie turned miniature winter wonderland in the form of everybody’s favourite Christmas cookie! Come play with us… I logged on to Reddit to see what the online bulletin board had to share this Christmas Eve, and found something rather remarkable– this 4×5 foot wide homemade gingerbread house…

How Batman Obsessively Labelled his Gadgets in the 1960s

If you thought Bruce Wayne was doing anything other than clearly labelling all of his Bat possessions in between his and Robins crime-busting escapades during the 1960s, you’d be very mistaken… Batman had convenient little labels on absolutely everything when he was on television between 1966 and 1968. Even his arch enemies were super meticulous about indicating…

10 Hotels for Acting out your Favourite Movie

Because why not choose your next getaway so that life can be just like it is in the movies?! 1. James Bond & Octopussy’s Indian Island Palace Bond swam up to the floating palace disguised as a crocodile, but the Taj Lake Hotel conveniently welcomes its guests by boat in real life. The dreamy hotel…

The Memoirs of a Model in 1960s Paris

Anyone that saw the September Issue will know who Grace Coddington is and probably fell in love with her just like I did. The Vogue Creative Director has penned a memoir, simply titled Grace, and it hits stores this November. In an excerpt published by Vogue online, Grace talks about her early modeling career when…

Take a Peek Inside this Fantastic French Miniature Museum

Miniature museums are often packaged as toy museums or assumed to be a very twee exhibit for doll house enthusiasts, but today I virtually stumbled upon an incredible museum located in the French city of Lyon, where the world of miniatures becomes a whole new dimension… Founded by Dan Ohlmann (pictured above playing giant), a renowned…

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