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An Interview with an Icon: The Lost Tape Recordings

For as long as the technology has been available, journalists have preferred documenting their interviews on little tape recorders rather than relying on their note-taking skills. Who can scribble down notes fast enough to catch every precious word anyway? Recordings give us that extra embellishment; something said under the interviewee’s breathe, a laughter that wouldn’t…

Markets of the former Soviet Union

My name is Gianluca Pardelli and this is my photographic odyssey to document the extraordinary atmosphere of the post-soviet market stalls and the astonishing ethic diversity of the people operating them. Markets in the former Soviet Union are, indeed, a fascinating mix of different cultural flavours. It’s hard to give them a geographical or ethnic label,…

A Brief History of Ridiculous Celebrity Endorsements

Cher reading the bible? Hmmm … something doesn’t quite add up. As far back as the 1760s, celebrity endorsements have been used to promote products, whether it was microwavable meals or the newest smoke on the market, someone was always there to seemingly believe in the product. In honour of National Bible Week in 1971, Sonny…

Only Photographs Remained of the First Flying Man, Until Now…

“Sacrifices must be made…” were reportedly Otto Lilenthal’s last words following the fatal accident that saw him plunge to his untimely death from an altitude of 50 feet (15 meters) in his glider. Okay, so this might not sound like the most “uplifting” story so far, but for anyone who’s ever had in interest in collecting old photos, there’s…

The Junk King and his Cathedral of Bric-a-Brac

Paris might have the Notre Dame Cathedral but in Austin, Texas stands a one-of-a-kind structure called the Junk Cathedral. Impressive in it’s own right, it is the work of Vince Hannemann, also known as ‘The Junk King’. Vince has been doing installation works using found objects since he was 16 years old and contrary to…

Lost to the Iron Curtain: The Avant Garde Artist the World Forgot

Paris may have been the artistic hub of Europe’s cultural life and modern ideas at the beginning of the 20th century, but a majority of its greatest thinkers and artists actually came from abroad, from places such as Spain, the US and even further away, like Russia and its surrounding countries. Across the Black Sea around…

Elvis Presley’s Legendary Midnight Sandwich Run on his Private Jet

On the night of February 1, 1976, Elvis Presley took his private jet from Graceland to Denver and back in one night because he was craving an 8,000 calorie sandwich made from a hollowed out loaf filled with an entire jar of peanut butter, one jar of jelly, and a pound of bacon. Not your average snack,…

Where the U.S. Vice President Gets to Live (Hint: it’s not in the White House)

I guess I always assumed the Vice President of the United States was shacked up in the White House along with the President, occupying a couple rooms somewhere at the back of the house, nothing too fancy of course, occasionally running into the leader of the free world in the west wing kitchen while grabbing a late-night glass of milk.…

Marilyn Monroe’s Forgotten Hollywood Sorority

If you had knocked on the door of room 334 at the Hollywood Studio Club on Lexington Avenue in 1948, a 24 year-old struggling actress going by the name of Marilyn Monroe would have answered with eyes full of hope. Marilyn was one of over 10,000 girls who were housed at the Hollywood Studio Club during its sixty year history, providing film studios…

Oh, to have been in Venice on the Night of September 3rd, 1951

It’s my birthday today– no, no, please, hold the gifts! I couldn’t possibly accept. But if you insist, I suppose I wouldn’t turn down a ticket and a time machine to the costume party of the century– Le Bal Oriental, hosted by an eccentric millionaire at his Venetian palazzo in September of 1951… Hosted by Charles de…

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