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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 728)

1. Europe’s 19th Century Hippies Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (1851–1913) is regarded as the “forefather of alternative movements” and one of the most important champions of life-reform, the peace movement and naturism, which caused him to clash in the prudish society of the Empire. Diefenbach (pictured standing) was not just an artist, but a cultural rebel through…

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

1. A Female Street fight duel with sand-filled socks Published in “Le Petit Journal” November 1st 1902: There are Apaches of both sexes as seen recently in the rue du Général-Morin. Louise Henin, a beautiful girl of twenty, became mortally angered by Andrée Merle, twenty-three years, for reasons difficult to specify. They resolved to meet in a…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 727)

1. A woman submerged five sets of her fine china underwater before evacuating due to the fires in Northern California in 2018 Found on Reddit. 2. Ueckert Circus Wardrobe Collection: over 1,200 artifacts, costuming, accessories & props from American circuses dating from the 1880s Now open for researching. 3. In Sardinia, the women of Desulo…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 726)

1. Paris, 1957 A random selection of photographs found on Live Journal. 2. Manhattan NYC, 1931 This is an aerial photo of Manhattan taken circa 1931. You can see all the way from 125th Street in Harlem down to the tip of Manhattan and beyond. That tall spike 25 blocks south of Central Park is…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 725)

1. Shakespeare’s “King Lear”, staged in a burnt out theatre in Peru, 1999 In 1999, architect Luis Longhi transformed the fire-damaged Teatro Municipal de Lima into a unique setting for “King Lear.” Utilizing the theater’s ruins, he installed a steel ramp traversing the roofless stage, integrating the stalls and boxes to create an immersive experience…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 723)

1. Japan’s Love Hotels Feature in François Prost Definitely need to stock this one at the Cabinet. 2. These paintings of Paris by a lesser known impressionist By Norwegian painter Frits Thaulow (1847-1906). 3. Camille Claudel sculpture discovered in abandoned Paris apartment Camille Claudel was the lover, co-worker and muse of sculptor Auguste Rodin. She was…

A Brief Compendium of Forgotten Christmas Specials

This Christmas is surely all about finding comfort where we can, and for many, that means looking back on old times. For me, it started with the discovery of a Dolly Parton Christmas special buried in the archives of Youtube, which got me wondering. Sure, there’s the infamous ‘so-bad-it’s-good’ Star Wars Special of ’78, but…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 721)

1. An abandoned theatre in Portugal for sale Theatre 1854 is the sixth oldest theatre still standing in Portugal. In Portugal’s Portalegre, it’s asking €400,000 and is classified as a building of municipal interest, meaning its future restoration, conversion, or adaptation would be subject to planning consent. More found on The Spaces. 2. Watched Gladiator II…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 720)

1. Art Excavation by Shan Hur I love the make-believe element of Shan Hur’s installations, offering the viewer an appreciation for the art itself, but also for the adventurous ways in which objets d’art can often be discovered. 2. This Roman glass work from 300 AD, survived intact At the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier an archaeological museum in…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 718)

1. Bezoar stones: undigested matter found in the gastrointestinal tract of deer, goats, porcupines and other animals, once prized as magical cure-all stones, worn by royalty Arabian doctors had been using bezoars since the 8th century, and brought them into western medicine in the 12th century as an antidote to arsenic, a favorite poison used to…

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