Maud & the Cult of the Clitoris
Maud Allan– beauty of the Belle Epoque, concert pianist-turned actress, dancer and choreographer and ……
Category Time travel
A Brief Compendium of Vintage Opium Underworlds
I don’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable, so if you’re reluctant to step inside the world…
The Original Ghostbusters
As the 19th century came to a close and the 20th century picked up speed,…
The Secret Lives of Fashion Mannequins
For a brief moment in the 1930s, one of the most famous celebrities of the…
Searching for the Last Dance with Old Berlin
Looking for the remnants of old Berlin is difficult. Not so much the churches, museums…
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…
A Back to the Future Tour of Paris in the 1950s
Straight out of a Jetsons cartoon, get a load of this Citroen U55 Currus Cityrama…
The Hotel of Childhood Memories: An Old Italian Schoolhouse turned Charming B&B
Perhaps the last thing you want to do on holiday is “go back to school”,…
Classrooms without Walls: A Forgotten Age of Open-air Schools
This old black and white photograph pops out at me every now and again on the…
Time Travel to a 1930s Dance School in Paris
“Forget your troubles and dance” were the wonderful lyrics once sang by Bob Marley and…
The Time Machine Sweet Shop in Paris
You could stand in the endless line at Ladurée, queuing up with the other macaron zombies,…
Bohemian Grove: The Secret Society Summer Camp
I just spent the morning finding out everything I can on the Bohemian Grove. For two…