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

1. Havana, Cuba in 1900 Calle de Habana Teatro de Tacon, Habana Paseo del Prado Execution Wall in Cabanas, Havana, Cuba Avenue of Palms, Havana Color tinted photochromes I found on the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 2. Antlers that Hunter S Thompson stole from Hemingway’s home are returned to the family A set…

Into the Woodstock Crowd, 1969

Forty seven years ago today, nearly half a million music lovers descended upon a dairy farm in the Catskills for three days of peace, love and rock’n’roll. The year was 1969 and a total of 32 bands performed at the event that would make music history. But today, we’re veering away from the stages that Hendrix and Joplin immortalised…

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

1. Olympic Stadiums After the Games Ski Jump Tower, Cortina D’ampezzo, Italy, 1956 Winter Olympics Venue Bobsled Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue Main Swimming Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue Swimming Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue Kayak And Canoeing Venue, Athens, 2004…

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

1. The World’s Steepest Street @JemimaKate Tucked away in southeast New Zealand is Dunedin, a small town with one big claim to fame: It’s home to the steepest street in the world. Baldwin Street is 1,150 feet long and has a slope of 19 degrees. Found on Mashable. 2. How to see if a…

Out of Office

Hey! Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate you being here, whether you’re a daily devoted reader or an occasional visitor poking your head in to see what I’m up to. So I have an update to share. I’ve been writing a book on Paris as you might have heard, that will be coming out in 2017 and…

Floating Utopia: An Artist’s Remote Waterworld

Some people might just be a little bit more creative than others when it comes to breaking away from mainstream society. Wayne Adams and his wife Catherine King decided to make their own utopia a floating one, tucked into an inlet of the Clayoqout Sound off Vancouver Island, an hour upstream from the closest town. And as…

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

1. When Airplane Food Was First Class To mark their 70th anniversary, Norway-based Scandinavian Airlines released a collection of vintage photographs of onboard dining in the 1950s to 1980s. See more awesome vintage photos from the SAS Museum here. Found via Vintage Everyday. 2. Skyscraper Airport for City of Tomorrow, Nov, 1939 Airship Skyport from…

The Barbershop Clubhouses of South Africa

I‘m currently going through the early stages of a re-design for this site and trying to decide on a theme I like for the header. My ideas range from a route 66 diner, a lighthouse, to an old world Parisian newspaper kiosk. Maybe a combination of them all? I’m basically a designer’s worst nightmare. And now I’m tempted…

Let’s Raid the Met Museum’s Swimsuit Closet

We’ve already discovered the Met Museum has a serious shoe fetish and that they’re hoarding some seriously good party dresses in their archives, so in the height of bathing suit season, I thought we might have a snoop around their swimwear closet. Let’s dive in… Left: Designer unknown (American / wool) ca. 1940 / Right: Carolyn Schnurer, 1955…

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

1. Manoir Colimaçon, France This fairytale like manoir was built around the year 1800. It has been abandoned since 1999. The Manoir has three floors and it covers a cave below the mansion. The “Colimaçon” staircase is the most famous one in a very modern spiral concept which covers all 3 floors including the closed…

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