Yearbook Memories of a Historically Black University

It’s that time of year when college graduates are throwing off their caps and I thought this might be a good time to share some photographs I’ve been accumulating for a while now. Gathered here from the internet, are bits and pieces from the early yearbooks of Howard University, a historically black college and one of…

Famous People Dancing Like Nobody’s Watching

That’s a young Prince Charles shaking his thang with R&B group The Three Degrees, allegedly one of his favourite bands, in 1978. It’s a little bit like running into your teacher outside of class — it’s not that they’re not supposed to be anywhere else, but it’s weird to catch them getting their boogie on. That’s a…

A Mad Men Era Guide to Bar Hopping in New York City

Mad Men may have departed our screens a few years ago now, but it remains beloved in the hearts of those who love all things vintage and Manhattan, but perhaps most of all, by those who love vintage Manhattan bars! For seven seasons the employees of Sterling Cooper spent a large part of their time…

Even With a Name Like Aloha Wanderwell, You’ve Probably Never Heard of Her

You could say she was the female Indiana Jones, except of course, Indie was a fictional character, and Aloha Wanderwell was very much the real deal. After landing a seaplane on an unexplored stretch of the Amazonian River, she captured the first-known visual recordings of Stone Age peoples while living amongst the Bororo tribe, and when…

Haunting Postcards of Parisian Homicide

Note: Some of the images below contain disturbing content. Alphonse Bertillon was bad at a lot of things, but excellent at two: solving crime, and pissing people off. Both were honed during his long career at the Prefecture de Police in mid-19th century Paris, one of the grisliest eras for tracking down criminals in the rapidly growing metropolis.…

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

1. Flying First Class with Air France, 1957 Photos by Eugene Louis Kammerman, photographer for the United States Army, he married a French woman and decided to stay in France. Found on Eye of Photography. 2. The Howard University Glee Club, 1936 Established in 1867 – Howard is a Tier 1, private, historic co-educational…

Paradise Lost at the Botanist’s Mansion

For as long as I can remember, this strange and beautiful house above the sea has fascinated me — and this may be the last time I ever see it. Scheduled for complete demolition in a matter of months, it might not be the most ostentatious of old buildings, but it captured my childhood imagination.…

A Weekend Guide to Europe’s Most Underrated City

The most exciting, up-and-coming city in Germany probably isn’t your first guess. For many years, Berlin had the reputation as the hip & happening capital of Europe. But soaring rents – as much as 70% more expensive over the past 8 years – have all but gentrified Berlin into a shadow of its former self.…

Forget the Met Ball, Discover New York’s Secret Fashion Paradise

Nestled into a hilltop of northern Manhattan hides a veritable medieval oasis, older than the United States itself. A labyrinth of ancient French archways, turrets, and Gothic chapels that travelled across the Atlantic to find a new home here, it is known simply as “the Cloisters” to locals. The cavernous site could pass as a…

Can I Interest You in a Giraffe Wine Safari?

It involves a jeep trek through the beachside hills of Los Angeles, lots of wine, and the (near) guarantee of a kiss from a celebrity giraffe named Stanley. At the “Malibu Wine Safari”, where the movie industry’s animals go to retire, here, you’ll find the kind of Hollywood-meets-hakuna-matata experience you never knew you needed… The safari grounds are…