No More Than a Litre of Wine a Day, Recommends a 1950s French Sobriety Poster
Last night I was standing at the counter of our local café on Boulevard Saint Germain,…
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Victorian People-Watching at the Beach
Today, our time machine is going for a pit-stop on a sunny, Victorian Era beach…
Hayfever Got you Down? Blame it on Botanical Sexism
If you’ve ever found yourself sneezing your way through spring or breaking out in hives…
Exotic Dancing on the Colonial Bandwagon
When I first saw a black and white photograph of Ruth St. Denis, I was instantly seduced by her, just as many audiences of the early 20th century were too. Who was this female chameleon from another era dressed as an Egyptian Goddess, a Hindu deity, a gypsy princess, a geisha or even as an Indian peacock? Ruth St. Denis in the […]
He Made the Most Beautiful Films of All Time and They Put Him in Prison For It
It was a pretty epic Round Table, albeit one held in vain. Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc…
If the Flintstones Vacationed in France: A Guide to the Cave Villages
If a French chateau is a little out of your vacation budget, why not consider…
Doomsday Prepping in the Belle Epoque
Ah, to have planned for a comet apocalypse in the Belle Epoque! Looks like a…
Human Computer: The Forgotten Women’s Profession
For hundreds of years, the term “computer” was a job title for a human before…
Digging for Treasure (and Love) in New York City
Their’s is a love of strange and beautiful proportion. The kind measured in porcelain, peanut-sized…
The Secret World of Pageant Pigeons
They’ve been increasingly antagonised over the last century, reduced to nothing more than a plague…
How Humans Have Toyed with Time
Who dictates Time? Depends on who you ask, and in what century. Like us, you…
The Forgotten Houseboat Hotels of Kashmir
There was a time when these floating hotels that have rested on the lakes of…