A Hidden Island Treasure of Lost Antique Machines

It’s a place you’ll only find if you’re searching for ghosts of the past. I saw it flash past the corner of my eye as we whizzed through the sleepy village streets of Gozo, the Maltese island south of Sicily, before siesta’s quietest hour. I hurled my head out of our battered 4×4 jeep window to catch a fleeting glimpse…

15 Fabulous Frida Kahlo Moments in Rarely Seen Photographs

As a huge Frida Kahlo fan myself, I thought I’d seen just about all the best photographs of the iconic artist, but today I stumbled upon an enormous archive of personal snaps on the Casa Azul tumblr site. It may not be her estate’s official Tumblr, but it sure feels like I’ve been flicking through…

Let this Instagram Dedicated to Parisian Floors be your new City Guide

As a general rule in Paris, I always say, don’t forget to look up. But this instagram account by local photographer Sebastian Erras proves that looking down can be just as rewarding in this city. I know it’s not the first instagram account dedicated entirely to beautiful floors (#Ihavethisthingwithfloors), but if you’re looking to discover Parisian cafés,…

The Ethiopian Fashion Tribe that turns Nature into Haute Couture

Remember when you tried to get creative and bejewel your jean shorts or decorate your new tennis shoes with a Sharpie pen? Well this is not that. In the Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia, the Surma and Mursi people don’t have glue guns, sewing machines, sequins or Sharpies to accessorise with. Inspired by the tools and textiles…

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

1. Married to the Mob (Graphic content ahead)… Actress Alice Granville shows off two bullet holes in her arm at Roosevelt Hospital after she was shot by her hitman husband, Pete Donahue, 1931. The mob moll said Donahue shot her at a nightclub party to prove his affection. Smitty White was arrested and held at…

Flying Girls: A Compendium of WW2 Airplane Pin-Ups

Since the Egyptians had their chariots, the Vikings had their ships and the Zulu warriors had their shields, man has been decorating his instruments of war. War art traditionally served as a protection from evil, to receive supernatural powers from the gods and give a noble identity to each warrior. Come the twentieth century, the tradition continued,…

The Hush Hush Celebrity Cult Restaurant of Paris

The facade of 12 Rue de Richelieu, a nondescript Chinese restaurant ironically called Davé, looks like its seen better days. One could easily mistake it for a questionable massage parlour hiding behind clandestine red velvet curtains; but you would never guess that it’s one of the most legendary celebrity haunts in Paris, counting such icons as the late Yves Saint…

A Time Traveler’s Guide to Amsterdam

Most people know Amsterdam as the city of legal weed and the Red Light district. But that’s not all – or the most interesting – that Amsterdam has to offer. Amsterdam’s historic city center houses many old buildings – most of which have been around for many centuries – rebuilt and repurposed to fit the needs and preferences of each…

A Billionaire’s Fairytale Replica Chateau Sitting Empty next to Versailles

Parisians would probably like to think they know of all the major Châteaux in their vicinity. There is of course Versailles, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Fontainebleau, and the hunting palace of Chantilly. But just a fifteen minute drive from the heart of Paris, nestled deep within thick forest walls, lies a jaw-dropping chateau, or a not-so-mini version of Versailles,…

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

1. Stock Photos from the 1970s Found via Mashable 2. This 70 Year Old with So much Swag Found on So Bad So Good and UBerlin. 3. Vietnamese “Mods” in the 1960s Found on Flickr via Shooting Film. 4. Los Angeles Might Be Getting Occasional Party Train to Vegas X Train, which has been…