An Ode to Floating Lighthouses
Sure, we’ve all admired picturesque lighthouses on rocky shores, or with waves crashing over them…
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Why Did this Celebrated Surrealist Talent Get Cancelled?
In 1943, the New York art world was abuzz about a new exhibit at the…
A Compendium of Native American Tipi Decoration circa 1900
I found an online treasure chest of gas lantern slides today in Yale’s digital rare…
History’s Quietest Icon: The Many Faces Pierrot
“I’m Pierrot,” once said the late, great David Bowie: “I’m Everyman”. We all know his…
Atlanta’s Phantom of the Fox and His Secret Theatre Apartment
Theatres are inherently haunted places. By night, actors tread the boards, conjuring the spirits of…
Digging Up Egypt’s Not So Ancient WWII Surrealist Movement
Cairo, 1938. Around 140,000 British troops occupied the city, and World War II was ready…
Meet the Fallen Queen of the Moulin Rouge
The world knew her as la Goulue — literally, “the Glutton” — because her appetite for…
Inside a Secret (but Shoppable) Antiques Museum on the Seine
If you thought the antiques business was on the decline, you only need to step…
MADE IN PARIS: The Statue of Liberty 1877-1885
A lot of us, even the French, tend to forget that one of America’s most…
Meet the Mama of Dada
We need to talk about Beatrice Wood. The last surviving member of the American Dada…
Florence Nightingale’s Rival was a Fearless Transgender Man the World Forgot
The secret life of Dr. James Miranda Barry would make one hell of a movie.…
The Enduring Urban Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
Imagine literally stumbling across a colorful tile in the road with some version of the…