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Philippe Halsman’s Fabulous Jump Portraits

Philippe Halsman’s Fabulous Jump Portraits

"When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears” ...
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‘I shall meet thee bravely’: Beethoven finds a reason to live at a moment of desperation

‘I shall meet thee bravely’: Beethoven finds a reason to live at a moment of desperation

When things are bad, and the problems of life seem almost insurmountable, I think of Beethoven, the great composer who was a mere twenty-eight when he started going deaf... ...
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The Night Tallulah Bankhead Met Gerald du Maurier in London in 1923

The Night Tallulah Bankhead Met Gerald du Maurier in London in 1923

There were a few people in the room including Daphne, Gerald’s 15 year old daughter, who after Tallulah had left turned to her father and said, “Daddy, that’s the most beautiful girl I ever saw in my life.” ...
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Inge Morath Photographs Saul Steinberg and his Brilliant Mask Parties

Inge Morath Photographs Saul Steinberg and his Brilliant Mask Parties

Saul Steinberg drew masks on brown paper bags and invited friends and guest to wear them. ...
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“It’s alright to be nude, but if it moves, it’s rude.” – The Extraordinary History of the Windmill Theatre

“It’s alright to be nude, but if it moves, it’s rude.” – The Extraordinary History of the Windmill Theatre

The World's press used the Windmill Theatre to symbolise London’s ‘Blitz Spirit’ often illustrated by similar stories of a naked young woman breaking the no-moving rule by either giving a V-sign or thumbing her nose at a nearby exploding bomb. ...
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American Prospects: Photographs Behind The Facade (1979-1983)

American Prospects: Photographs Behind The Facade (1979-1983)

Joel Sternfeld’s photographs show us America beyond the superficial ...
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When Blimps, Dirigibles and Airships Ruled the Sky

When Blimps, Dirigibles and Airships Ruled the Sky

Vintage snapshots from the collection of Robert E. Jackson of airships passing overhead ...
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How Medieval Artists Saw Elephants: Claws, Hooves, Trunks Like Trumpets, and Castles on Their Backs

How Medieval Artists Saw Elephants: Claws, Hooves, Trunks Like Trumpets, and Castles on Their Backs

The artists had apparently never seen elephants, but they featured prominently in bestiaries ...
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The Villagers: Life-Size Crocheted Figures by Liisa Hietanen

The Villagers: Life-Size Crocheted Figures by Liisa Hietanen

Knitting for men and action men has entertained us for some time. Whether it be ...
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The Ugliest Cars Ever Made? Carmakers Stray too Far from Basic Design Principles and Create Monsters

The Ugliest Cars Ever Made? Carmakers Stray too Far from Basic Design Principles and Create Monsters

Every once in a while a company with a conservative reputation will try something new, sometimes in imitation of their competitors. The results are frequently disastrous... ...
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A Snapshot Explosion of Big Hair and Boozing In the 1980s

A Snapshot Explosion of Big Hair and Boozing In the 1980s

  In the 1980s, Barcardi rum was the most popular distilled drink in the USA. ...
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Landscape and Memory: Vintage holiday snaps placed in their original settings

Landscape and Memory: Vintage holiday snaps placed in their original settings

There's an old untruth that says other people's holiday snaps are boring. It's the kind of thing said by people with no taste who want to pretend they have taste. A slightly superior taste to you or me. ...
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    The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976

    The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976

    Dave Lee's guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book ...
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    The Bystanders’ Snapshots of John F. Kennedy’s Murder in Dallas, 1963

    The Bystanders’ Snapshots of John F. Kennedy’s Murder in Dallas, 1963

    How snapshots told the story of the day the world changed ...
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    Raymond Chandler’s Guide to Street, Hoodlum, and Prison Lingo

    Raymond Chandler’s Guide to Street, Hoodlum, and Prison Lingo

    Some of the best parts of Chandler's notebooks were his compilations of pickpocket lingo, jail house slang, and terms used by Narcs ...
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    Spivs and the Post-War British Gangster Films

    Spivs and the Post-War British Gangster Films

    In January 1948 the Observer film critic, C.A. Lejeune, made no attempt to hide her disapproving tone when reviewing the Boulting Brothers’ Brighton Rock: “Graham Greene’s savage story about a couple of race-course gangs and their fancy ways with a razor is one of the most brutal things I have seen on the ...
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    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Ephemeral, disposable, they served only one purpose—to let someone know "I'm here. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer ...
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    Opening Night at The Haçienda: New Order’s Manchester Club Begins Its Legendary 15-Year Run in 1982

    Opening Night at The Haçienda: New Order’s Manchester Club Begins Its Legendary 15-Year Run in 1982

    You know the story, or a version of it, if you’ve seen 24 Hour Party People. New Order—or rather, their manager Rob Gretton—opens a club with Factory Records’ Tony Wilson in 1982. From the start, it’s a financial disaster... ...
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    The Death of Cass Elliot and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson’s Macabre Mayfair Flat

    The Death of Cass Elliot and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson’s Macabre Mayfair Flat

    Cass Elliot died choking on a ham sandwich; everybody knows that. Except that she didn’t. ...
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    ‘I’m A Fat Boy Now’ – The Diabetes Miracle (1922)

    ‘I’m A Fat Boy Now’ – The Diabetes Miracle (1922)

    This is known as one of medicine's most incredible moments. Imagine a room full of parents sitting at the bedside waiting for the inevitable death of their child. ...
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    Jesus Amongst the Fans: The Naked Hippie Dancer

    Jesus Amongst the Fans: The Naked Hippie Dancer

      It was a Saturday evening, St Valentine’s Day 1970, when William Jellett first thought he might be Jesus. He was on the London Underground, travelling back from work, and noticed the headline of the newspaper unfurled opposite him: “Cambridge riots — two policemen beaten up”. There had been student protests the ...
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    The LSD Archive at The Institute of Illegal Images

    The LSD Archive at The Institute of Illegal Images

    “It kept me from eating it if it was framed on the wall” - Mark Mcloud on his amazing collection of LSD Blotters ...
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