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

1. Zorita, the 1940s “Half and Half” Snake-wielding Burlesque Dancer She was an American burlesque dancer. She was best known for a twenty-minute dance which she performed with two boa constrictors called ‘Elmer and Oscar’ Some of her other unique and subversive numbers: In another act, she emerges from a giant spiderweb dripping in rhinestones. Dark ‘spider’s hands’ slowly peel…

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

1. Miradors It all started with a vision. A man was standing on the top of the tree shaped like an UFO, in Mexico city. Three years later, during his residence, photographer Erwan Frichou decided to turn this memory into an art project called “Miradors”. Erwan worked with gardeners to create interesting shapes and invited…

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

1. A Treehouse in Tuscia La Piantata, a B&B, found here. 2. Gucci arrives in Detroit Gucci has opened a permanent 3,500 sq ft store in a Renaissance Revival landmark in the downtown. The Italian heritage brand has been eying Detroit since 2019 when it launched its Gucci North America Changemaker’s programme to spotlight talent in the city.…

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

1. Reviving 17 Original Orient Express Carriages, Forgotten in Poland Now destined for a comeback on the storied Paris-Istanbul route, the 17 carriages discovered in Poland (12 sleeping cars, a restaurant car, three lounge cars, and a van) are being restored in France and will hit the railways in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics.…

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

1. With Tennis in the Brain, check out the Wilson Tennis Ball Factory in Thailand Photos by Amanda Mustard found via Present & Correct. 2. This tiny Cor-beurre-sier chair From Instagram’s @suea 3. The picturesque Paris of Czech Artist Tavík František Šimon TavíTavik Frantisek Šimon (TF Šimon) (1877-1942) is one of the most important Czech…

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

1. A Prolific Female Pioneer Photographer Lora Webb Nichols left behind 24,000 images, 65 years of diaries (plus an unfinished memoir) providing “an intimate window into life on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century”, where she had lived up on a homestead since the late 1800s. Spanning from 1899 to the 1950s, “her…

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

“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Today’s 13 Things is dedicated to women. 1. Tradeswomen, magazine for blue collar workingwomen in the ‘80s & ’90s it became an integral tool for organizing in a landscape of sexist gatekeeping. See the full article…

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

1. This Abandoned French Chateau, on sale for €150,000 How it was: The castle dates back to the 15th century, located in the Loire-et-Cher region of France, 2.5 hours southwest of Paris. The castle was last the property of art dealer and collector Sylvain Durand (1928-2018) who made his fortune with the paintings of Fernand Léger. The castle’s…

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

1. This book of colour shades depicted with feathers Check out the full book on Science History 2. Culture in Crisps: Lays Flavours from Around the World Found on Lay’s Around the World, via Present & Correct. 3. Childhood Nostalgia (they just don’t make kids movies like they used to) Movie recommendation du jour –…

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

1. The Coffee Machine Museum The Coffee Machine Museum found via Present and correct) 2. This French Bath House for Sale Located in Amiens, asking 340K euros, found on Espaces Atypiques. 3. A Forgotten Chinese Bathhouse of Paris Built in 1787 at 29 boulevard des Italiens, they were popular before the French Revolution before they were destroyed in…