The Empresses’ Secret Cabinet of Erotic Curiosities
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia was so infamous for her sexual freedom that when she…
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13 Things I Found on the Internet (Vol. 770)
1. Crazy about these Mixed Media Collages Find the designer Anton Elfilter here. Found via…
Parisian Street Sellers of Yore
Shopping in Belle Epoque Paris wasn’t exactly … well, convenient. General stores and grocery stores…
13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 755)
1. Movie Posters as Embroideries by French artist Emily Beer Discover more of her work…
The Paris of Tomorrow That Thankfully Never Was
What do you love most about Paris? Perhaps it’s looking up at all the limestone…
13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 660)
1. Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmers Cattle wander between the concrete shells…
But Where are the Women of Wall Street?
Do we still have to ask where we are with gender equity on Wall Street?…
Crate Digging for the Forgotten Sound of Zambia’s Rock Revolution
In the copper-mined heart of late 1960s Zambia, a new sound was brewing — raw,…
Botany and the Forgotten Sexual Revolution
Sex and botany– two words rarely found in the same sentence, but there was a time when…
The Macaroni Club: Fashion History’s Forgotten Drag Subculture?
There’s a famous American song “Yankee Doodle” – you might’ve heard of it – the…
The Forgotten Talking Towers of Europe’s First High-Speed Data Network
If you were to glance up from the foot of the hill of 19th century…
Surrealist Sisters in Paris
Leonor Fini and Leonora Carrington are familiar names around here. We’ve posted about each of…