Wait, they Hung Out?
As deeply disappointing as it is that someone at TIME Magazine obviously forgot to add…
Category Obscure history
Was Homer Simpson stolen from this Vintage Cartoon ca.1949?
Seen this guy somewhere before? Meet Adamson – Homer Simpson’s vintage doppelganger. This cartoon comic…
Before Google Earth: Camera Pigeons c. 1908
In 1908 Dr Julius Neubronner patented a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism.…
The Era of Automatic Dining lives on in Amsterdam
I‘ve been clinging onto these old photos of an Automat diner in New York in…
Introducing, 1960s Slimming Beds
So it’s not yet 11am here in Paris and I’m pretty much wasted on some…
How to Bury an Entire Museum
When German forces took Athens in April 1941, they expected to find thousands of centuries-old…
Who was Agent 355? The Mystery of America’s First Female Spy
You probably heard about Mata Hari, the infamous courtesan and female spy who beguiled the…
The Apocalypse came early for the Salton Riviera
There is a place where beaches are made not of sand, but of the skeletons…
The Great Paris Train Wreck
The Gare Montparnasse became famous for the derailment on 22 October 1895 of the Granville–Paris…
Are you Popular? (circa 1947)
This is an example of post-World War social guidance films and golly jee whizz, is…
McDonalds Pineapple Big Mac Ad, 1984 (Yes, this really happened)
I‘ve tried Hawaiian pizzas but this is just going too far, McDonalds. Going-too-far. Also, I…
The Ever-Optimistic World of Vintage Comics for Newlyweds
On my internet travels today, I came across an old American comic genre for young…