1. Captivating pre-war Still Life works of this lesser-known French photographer Louis-Victor-Emmanuel Sougez (1889 – 1972) was a French photographer born in Bordeaux, who enrolled at age 15 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, where he studied art, but soon abandoned…
1. This is Japan’s Answer to Playboy magazine: weekly animal themed erotica! Find more on the Casual Archivist, found via Present & Correct. 2. Not Dolls’ Clothes: a bridal “catalogue” crafted by an Armenian seamstress in the 1930s Uncovering a…
Celebrating all things French and Parisian for our special Bastille Day edition of weekly distractions… 1. Paris Is A Woman’s Town, 1929 Cover art for Paris is a Woman’s Town, by Helen Josephy and Mary Margaret McBride (1929), published as a guidebook…
1. Word of the day: Xylarium – Library of Wood This one is in Canberra, it has 47000 samples. Found on Present & Correct. 2. Couldn’t think of a better way to beautify blank walls: French artist Mantra paints photo-realistic murals…
1. Summer restaurant goals Chef Dean Baldwin Lew was looking to host a dinner of an invasive species. The Ministry of Natural Resources told him that it was illegal to carry the Rusty Crawfish over land as a single pregnant…
1. This used to be the richest silver mine in the world Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich vein of pure…
1. Various types of dormers (lucarnes in French); windows that project vertically from a sloping roof Here you’ll find a breakdown in English of each dormer type presented, highlighting the architectural forms and features of each dormer type. 2. Su…
1. This Troglodyte House for Sale in France The valley, south of Tours, is classified as a Natural Area of Ecological Interest for Flora and Fauna (known as ZNIEFF for Zone Naturelle d’Intérêt Ecologique, Faunistique et Floristique). Six kilometres long,…
1. People Watching at the Louvre From the archives of Brazilian photographer Alécio de Andrade Archives. 2. Jim Morrison’s bust found nearly 40 years after it was stolen from Paris cemetery Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen…
1. The gargoyle at Giusti Garden in Verona The dramatic cypress avenue leads to a cave full of stalactites and subsequently to Palazzo Giusti. Created at the end of the fifteenth century by a knight of the Venetian republic. Talk…
