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The Coded Couture of Antique Lacework

They were like snowflakes spun from silk, sought after just as feverishly as gold on the black market. Whether they were twisted with pearls or tied with silver knots, no two pieces of lace were the same in 1765. All too often forgotten in dusty attics today, for centuries, lacework was all about how you…
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New York Inspiration & Events Guide (Jan-Feb 2020)

New York, New York – is there a better place to kick-off 2020? This is the city of dream chasers. The city where anyone can become a chocolatier by day and sing show tunes at night; visit an otherworldly Dream House, and bathe in a vat of red wine (true story, find it on page…

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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CDLXXXV)

1. Arco Magno, Italy Photographed by Simone Bramante. Reachable by a hike. GPS co-ordinates: 39.8549° N, 15.7921° E. 2. Moon Trees Dozens of so-called “moon trees” scattered around the country, grown from seeds that traveled with astronaut Stuart Roosa on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971… the arboreal oddities were almost lost to history. Want to know…
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Paris Inspiration & Events Guide (Jan-Feb 2020)

Welcome Keyholder, to another seasonal guide to Paris, full of inspiration for kicking off the New Year right. To fill up your calendar and chase away the winter blues, we’ve been checking in with our favourite Parisian venues for unique happenings while brainstorming for creative new hobbies to take on in 2020– from fencing to…

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10 Time Travelling Paris Movies to Cozy Up With

On these dark winter nights, is there anywhere else you’d rather escape to than Paris? In a time machine no less… 1. Monpti (1957) Starring an adorable young Romy Schneider, this is an often overlooked film for Parisphiles who can’t resist gorgeous streets scenes of the city in the 1950s. Many of the sights and…

The Curious Case of the Notebook from State Lunatic Asylum No.3

Drawings, found in the hundreds, every page hand-bound, every artwork a labour of love. Why was it found in a dumpster in Springfield, Missouri, by a teenager who pulled it out in 1970? For decades, the only clue to its origins was a water mark: “Missouri State ‘Lunatic Asylum’ No. 3.” These drawings weren’t an…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CDLXXXV)

1. Louisiana’s Louis XV Tower In the heart of Louisiana, the antiques dealer Robert E. Smith’s home — a Louis XV fever dream — is surrounded by a moat and fronted by a pair of 300-year-old giant live oak trees. The 66-foot-high, five-story, sanded-concrete tower, which sits on 13 acres, features one large room per…

Inside a Real 1970s “Hotel California”

I love the picture. I am a homosexual. Maybe if I send one of the pictures you gave to me Jim, to my nephew, he will understand how hard his uncle is struggling. Ferdinand Monette “I have the great privilege of being both witness and storyteller. Intimacy, trust and intuition guide my work,” said Jim…

Drop Everything, and Let’s Run Away with Ernst Kreidolf’s Flower Fairies

Some stories deserve to be told in a whisper. Tales of hidden flower kingdoms on the edge of a river bank, where caterpillars dance with apple blossoms and fairies fly on butterfly wings. Such are the tales woven by 19th century children’s book pioneer Ernst Kreidolf, whose meticulous watercolours fleshed out the richest fantasy worlds…
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