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Oh Nothing, Just an 18th Century Masturbation Society

The picture-perfect fishing village of Anstruther is situated in the county of Fife on Scotland’s east coast. The fragments of its ruined castle are still sitting perched on a rock above the harbour, looking across the Dreel Burn, the winding river that washes down to the sea, to the town’s ancient parish church on the…

Who wants OUT of the Beauty Cult?

I‘m kind of excited about these videos I found today. By now, you probably know where I stand on beauty culture and body image and so I’ll let some other people do the talking this time round. This first video link is called “Beauty Culture”, a documentary that has been selected to appear at the…
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The Secret World of After Hours Magic in New York City

One of the most magical evenings you can spend in New York City, is also one of its most secret. Imagine walking down one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city, the famous Thirty Fourth Street, making your way past tens of thousands of people, who every day come to visit some of Manhattan’s most…

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The Unsolved Case of the Missing Perfume Heiress

It’s the best Agatha Christie novel that never was: the story of the disappearance of Manhattan perfume heiress, Dorothy Arnold. She was a woman about town and the belle of too many Uptown balls to count, but to this day, no one could ever figure out whether Dorothy was murdered, kidnapped, or stepped through some…

Living in a 1920s Secret Society Clubhouse

Who hasn’t fantasized about living in a hotel? A hotel with a secret masonic club history seems to be just the cherry on top. The Level Club condominium is the closest one can get to that daydream… The Level Club at 253 W. 73rd St. is Manhattan’s secret hideaway filled with its own twists and…

What they Wore to the Vanderbilt Ball: Inside the Photo Album

Like they do at prom, the guests of the 1883 Vanderbilt fancy dress ball each had the opportunity to have their photo taken at the event of the year, or perhaps the century. All of New York’s elite society turned up at the Fifth Avenue mega mansion dressed as pirates, goths, animals, gypsies and other inventive…
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