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

1. The Underrated Costume Designs of Flash Gordon Costumes for the 1980 space opera film were designed by Italian Danilo Donati, who in addition to being a production designer, won the Academy Award for Best Costume twice (first for Romeo and Juliet in 1968 and Felini’s Cassanova in 1976). Found on Quora. 2. This champagne bottle fancy dress…

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

1. Strong contender for Cosiest Home on the Internet Jade is the “forever nesting” mother of four behind the instagram account @_cosyhome. Doesn’t it feel like you could be on the set of Love Actually?! “Everything I buy is second hand”, she says. “I love vintage & always searching charity shops & eBay for treasures…

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

1. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote and illustrated letters from Father Christmas to his kids every year from 1920 to 1943 Xmas 1925 My dear boys, I am dreadfully busy this year — it makes my hand more shaky than ever when I think of it — and not very rich. In fact, awful things have been…

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

1. Aquascaping (it’s a thing) Not your average fish tank, hey? Turns out, there’s a whole subculture of enthusiasts and hobbyists online, as well as some very serious competitive artists. This is an example of probably one of the most (If not, the most) shared aquascape called “Whisper of the Pines” created by Serkan ÇETİNKOL…

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

1. Reading in Paris A themed compilation of 1950s photographs found on Live Journal. 2. Fabulous Vintage Bulgarian lottery tickets More found on Present & Correct. 3. A Peculiar Measuring instrument This circular slide rule describes the effects of a nuclear explosion on people. After World War II, scientists at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory…

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

1. “Still for Sale” 104 N Main St, LaFayette, Kentucky — “Lafeyette Bank opened its doors in 1898 with original capital of $15,000. Today, this building is a high-profile business location in the center of a historic village. Extensively restored with many original features including cement and some original wood flooring, large windows, shelving, chandeliers,…

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

1. Human nature, or, Men and Women Exposed, 1901 A forgotten book, found and digitised on Archive.org. 2. A Life Magazine illustration predicting the fashion of the future, 1914 Found on Reddit. 3. Airline reservations before computers, 1945 (And apparently before we changed the spelling of “flights.”) Found on Twitter. 4. Reaching the Midpoint while…

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

1. The world’s first publicly accessible art museum storage facility Offering an entirely new type of experience for museum-goers and art lovers in the Netherlands, the art storage facility in Rotterdam’s Museumpark, which will open to the public in autumn 2021, has been built to house the art collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in one place…

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

1. This Alpine Shelter in the Italian Dolomites, built during World War I at a height of 2760 meters Today, the mountain range is part of the “Natural Park of the Ampezzo Dolomites,” but back during WWI it was a scene of intense warfare between Italy and Austria-Hungary. The warring sides installed heavy artillery, built…

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

1. Take a peek around this Georgian style home for sale “The Hargrove Bellamy House is a prominent Market Street mansion in the heart of historic Wilmington with an impressive historic pedigree. Built in 1928, by Hargrove Bellamy, a descendant of Wilmington’s famed Bellamy family, this mansion quality residence is the unique marriage of romance…