Bohemian Grove: The Secret Society Summer Camp
I just spent the morning finding out everything I can on the Bohemian Grove. For two…
Category Time travel
Forget Roadside America, Let’s Location Scout in “Weird France”
I’ve been yearning to get back across the pond for a good ol’ dose of…
Your Summer Photo Goals, as Demonstrated by the 1920s Morris Mermaids
It all started with this those three girls on a rock in 1922, putting my…
Summering with the Surrealists: Sea, Sex and Sun
Let us rewind to the sizzling summers of 1936 and ‘37 to holiday on the…
The Selfie-Obsessed Countess of Vanity
She wasn’t the most likeable character of her time. Once rumoured to be the most…
Can-Can Dancing in the Paris Vineyard
The Montmartre annual wine harvest has been a festive Parisian tradition since 1934, but we’ve come across…
Hollywood’s Original “Bad Girl”: The Tragic Muse of Kurt Cobain
Even before she was famous, Frances Farmer had a bad girl reputation. In high school,…
The Radical History of Women Smoking
We don’t really need a reminder of just how bad smoking is for us. Bad…
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…
What became of America’s Drive-Thru Fotomat?
Remember these? Once upon a time, in an era when mankind had to wait an unimaginable…
The Little Paris Beekeeping School
Paris as you know, is like a jewel box, hiding endless little gems; another of…