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

1. Martin Luther King, Jr., arrested for “loitering,” Montgomery, Alabama, 1958 Public domain photograph (photographer unknown). Found on Reddit. 2. Lee Krasner Is Finally Appreciated for Being More Than “Mrs. Pollock” Her reputation as a painter was, for most of her life, dwarfed by that of her husband, Jackson Pollock. Within the past few years, however,…

A Brief Compendium of Historical Karens

2020 was called “the year of Karen”. The meme undoubtedly reached its height during the pandemic, but the concept itself is arguably nothing new. In the antebellum era, there was “Miss Ann”, widely used amongst the African-American community to refer to European-American women (or sometimes Black women) who were arrogant, “uppity” and condescending in their attitude,…

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. 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. DLXXVII)

1. The Autumn Leaf Keepers of Paris 1930s – 1950s. Photographer unknown. Found on Life Journal. 2. A Glass Hideaway for Sale in Paris’ Latin Quarter Former stables, asking 2.6M Euros, found on Espaces Atypiques. 3. A Marfa Studio Visit with Camp Bosworth 4. A Persian Astronomical Instrument, 1866-7 Found here. 5. Try to imagine…

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…