13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 655)

1. Avast online archive of vintage interior advertising ADSAUSAGE preserves material relating to 20th-century advertising and popular culture, with a focus on film and Los Angeles history. Holdings maintain a collection of over 40,000 artifacts, encompassing newspapers, magazines, slides, and photographs. Found via Present & Correct. 2. This virtual hotel wants you to vacation in…

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

1. A Lot of Chairs An installation by Doris Salcado featuring 1,600 chairs squeezed between two buildings in Istanbul. This work takes reference from conditions of forced displacement and how it equals to a form of incarceration, which artist Doris Salcedo calls a “Topography of War”. Images found here. 2. An Oddly Pleasing Collection of Security Envelope…

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

1. When Paris turned into Venice Paris and its environs has regularly experienced flooding previous to 1910. But that year, after months of rainfall, the city experienced one of the most severe episodes of flooding in its history. Some historians have come to see the flood as a “dress rehearsal” in solidarity that Parisians would…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today DCXXX

1. The Perfect Winter’s Picnic Found via the Hobnob Journal / Hobnob Mountain Club. 2. Keith Haring painting Grace Jones Grace Jones was 36 in 1984 when she, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, and pop artist Keith Haring all converged in Mapplethorpe’s studio in New York City. The reason for the epic get-together was to shoot…

A Decade before the World had the Internet, France was Online & Hooked on Minitel

When the world wide web entered our homes in the mid 90s, the French must have been feeling a distinct sense of dejá vu. After all, anyone in France with a telephone had been online an entire decade before the internet came along. From 1978 to 2012, there was Minitel, one of the most successful pre-World…

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

1. Backstage at the Folies-Bergères Found on Pinterest. 2. Marital Duels In medieval Germany, married couples could legally settle their disputes by fighting a Marital Duel. To even the field, the man had to fight from inside a hole with one arm tied behind his back. The woman was free to move and was armed…

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

1. Inside the Himalayan Villages That Grow Cannabis The plant is native but illegal in India, and mountain farmers rely on its cultivation. This village, perched on a mountain at 9,000 feet (2,700 meters), is only reachable on foot. The hike takes three hours. Villagers say it’s been a good season so far—police have only…

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

1. This Cottage on a Paris Rooftop (for rent) Le Ribera is ideal for those looking for a peaceful hideaway to escape to after a hectic day in the French capital. Found on Luxury Retreats. 2. The Olympic Theatre in Vicenza, Italy The theater opened its doors during the Carnival of 1585 and the first…

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

1. Crow Native Americans watching the rodeo at Crow fair in Montana, 1941 Colorisation by Sanna Dullaway. 2. The first kiss captured on camera was between two women in 1887 (contrary to Edison’s “The Kiss” film, widely accredited to being the first, 9 years later) “The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And…

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

In celebration of the release of MessyNessyChic’s first book, “Don’t be a Tourist in Paris“, I’m dedicating today’s 13 Things to the city that inspired it all. 1. A French beekeeper makes Honey wine in the Paris catacombs Mead, sometimes known as honey wine, is a mix of water and honey that, like wine, must be…