Portraits Found in the Attic: Black Women in the Gilded Age
There is a sizeable gap in the documentation of Black American history. So often, what…
Category Lost & Found
Let’s Entertain the Theory of the Tartarian Empire for a Moment
What do you mean you’ve never heard of the lost civilization of Great Tartaria? It’s…
Searching for the Last Dance with Old Berlin
Looking for the remnants of old Berlin is difficult. Not so much the churches, museums…
A Brief Compendium of Vintage Cocktail Recipe Books
Sometimes, you just strike internet gold – ya know, those obscure little corners of the…
Chicago’s Forgotten Magazine of the Jazz Age
Who knew the New Yorker had a copycat over in Chicago during the 1920s & 30s? Trying to…
The Bygone Era Of The Hotel Detective
“Saverio Bongiorno had no permanent home and had been living in various midtown hotels. Bongiorno…
The Lost Romance of Dance Cards
If you’ve been watching Netflix’s sauciest new period drama, Bridgerton, your curiosity might have been…
A Strange Abandoned Hiking Lodge No One Knew was Designed by Gaudi Himself
The world’s greatest artists aren’t supposed to have their work overlooked or unattributed, but it…
Travelling Modern Europe with a Victorian Railway Guidebook
Are you looking for a way to travel back in time? Well, we haven’t cracked…
How to Make an American Anti-Hero
They crusaded with horns sprouting from their heads, and rifles slung across their backs. Legend…
The Anti-Nazi Teen Gang that Beat Up Hitler Youth and Danced to Jazz
A band of adolescent music-lovers, swing dancers and snappy dressers– not exactly the type you’d…
Electric Jewellery and the Forgotten Genius who Lit Up Paris
Known as ‘The City of Light’ for nearly two centuries, Paris led the way during the…