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What did the French President say to the Queen of England?

The first pictures of newly elected French President Francois Hollande having a meet & greet with Queen Elizabeth came through this morning and Nessy couldn’t help but give her own take on how the conversation went down. The Queen received France’s left-wing President in a room dripping with gold decor. But perhaps a more modest…

You’ll never guess who owns this Vintage Pink Lamborghini…

I nearly choked on my marshmallow when I saw this beautiful specimen of automotive machinery painted in pale pastel pink on the New York Times online. And you’ll never guess who this baby belongs to! This one-of-a-kind-why-isn’t-it-mine 1974 Lamborghini Espada belongs to Lorrie Stern, a young-at-heart grandmother of five, living in New Rochelle, NY who also…

The Man who lived in an Airplane

His address would read something like this: Boeing 727 in the field, Oregon, U.S.A. For almost ten years, Bruce Campbell, who needless to say loves planes, has been living in one ever since he purchased a retired Boeing 727 for $100,000. To move it from the airport to his house cost him an additional $60,000+.…

Behind the Photograph: A Tale of Two Hollywood Lovers

The Photograph Rudolph Valentino & Natacha Rambova photographed outside the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Paris during their 1923 European honeymoon tour – Natacha is wearing a most fashionable automobile outfit by renowned Parisian couturier Paul Poiret. The Story Many considered the Hollywood couple to be “lavender lovers,” a name given to a male-female pair who marry for…

Read Gandhi’s friendly Letter to his pen pal, Adolph Hitler.

So here’s a funny thing you might not have known about Mohandas Gandhi, non-violent activist,  historical human reference for world peace and overall man-saint. Dated 23rd July 1939, just a month prior to the German invasion of Poland, Gandhi wrote this letter to his ol’ buddy Adolf Hitler. The letter never actually made it to Hitler…

GIRL CRUSH DU JOUR: Killing it with Curves

  You could say I have history of dismissing style bloggers that spend half their time doing photo shoots of themselves. But with this one, I’ll bend the rules a little. Is it because she’s not the typical size of a fashion blogger? Admittedly, it’s what first caught my eye, but that’s just skimming the…

The Little French Girl Who Played with Wild Beasts

Her ‘brother’ was an elephant and she splashed around with crocodiles …  No, this is not the kid from the Jungle Book movie. This is Tippi Degré, the girl who grew up in the African wild and managed to not get eaten. The animals you see in these photos with Tippi were not in any way…

Here’s What Japanese Art Looked Like in the Aftermath of the Atomic Bombs

The cultural shift between pre and post-WWII world Japan was complicated and often divisive, but if you were photographer Eikoh Hosoe, that tension became fuel for creative expression that turned into a surrealist dreamworld – or nightmare, depending on who you asked. The Japanese artist’s works mirrored the state of a shell-shocked country in the…
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