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Dennis Wheatley, the Prince of Thriller Writers, and How He Helped Defeat the Nazis

Dennis Wheatley, the Prince of Thriller Writers, and How He Helped Defeat the Nazis

Wheatley was pretty well a quasi-fascist during most of the 1930s (Hermann Goering was a fan of his books and once invited him to Germany to meet the Nazi leaders) but somehow, and with the recommendation of his wife who was an MI5 driver, he ended up working in the offices of the War Cabinet. ...
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Rod Stewart : The Third Gasoline Alley Jacket

Rod Stewart : The Third Gasoline Alley Jacket

“When I bought it the guy told me it was the last of three; the others had gone to Rod Stewart and Allan Clarke of The Hollies" ...
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Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by Félicien Rops (1882)

Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by Félicien Rops (1882)

A Belgian artist's depictions of demonic order and sex shocked France ...
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“If I Ever Bore You, It’ll Be With a Knife” – Glorious Pictures of Louise Brooks

“If I Ever Bore You, It’ll Be With a Knife” – Glorious Pictures of Louise Brooks

“A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world.” ...
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Miles Davis : His Paintings

Miles Davis : His Paintings

In the 1980s, hymned musician Miles Davis took up painting with gusto ...
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“Dope Down the Troll” – Photos of The Rolling Stones and Fans In Oslo (1965)

“Dope Down the Troll” – Photos of The Rolling Stones and Fans In Oslo (1965)

“Mick had a kind of ‘herregud, give it a break’ look on his face, grabbed Richard by the hair, pulled his head back and stuffed some pills in his mouth,” said Sølvi Bryde, a music journalist, "It was like they needed to dope down the troll.” ...
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On The Streets for Philadelphia’s Bicentennial Party

On The Streets for Philadelphia’s Bicentennial Party

Don Hudson's photographs of American's celebrating their freedom on Sunday, July 4, 1976 ...
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Sublime Street Photographs of Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s

Sublime Street Photographs of Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s

Ho Fan's photographs show us Hong Kong as it really was ...
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Inside JFK’s White House (1961-1963): Identify The Forgotten Staff

Inside JFK’s White House (1961-1963): Identify The Forgotten Staff

Not everyone who works at the White House gets a commemorative stamp. The White House Photographs collection features many pictures of people who worked for the John F. Kennedy administration (1961 - 1963). ...
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South Wales in The 1970s

South Wales in The 1970s

Wonderful pictures of South Wales during the 1970s when Robin Weaver worked for a local newspaper ...
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The Glory of Seedy Soho

The Glory of Seedy Soho

Photos from an exhibition celebrating London's most vibrant square mile ...
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Illustrations From Bijutsu Sekai (1893–1896)

Illustrations From Bijutsu Sekai (1893–1896)

Watanabe Seitei's gorgeous illustrations from a 19th Century Japanese book ...
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    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

      These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. St. Petersburg. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. St Petersburg is the city Christopher Hitchens called "an apparent temple of civilization: the polished window between Russia and Europe... 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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    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    "I get a thrill when they’re kneeling there, between my knees and they’re looking up at me. And I want them to call me Mr Hill, not Benny. ‘Is that all right for you, Mr Hill?’ That’s lovely, that is, I really like that,” I asked him why and he said, “Well, it’s respectful...”’ - Benny Hill ...
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    Andrei Tarkovsky’s Sublime Polaroids‎ (And Free Films)

    Andrei Tarkovsky’s Sublime Polaroids‎ (And Free Films)

    Andrei Tarkovsky's Polaroids‎ (1979 - 1984) show us thoughtful and dreamy visions of his native Russia, featuring his family, his dog, his home, his garden, views from trips to Italy and a 'selfie'. Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) is the revered film director of whom Ingmar Bergman said, “Tarkovsky ...
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    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    Eadweard Muybridge (9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904) was not into smut and eroticism. His rapid-fire sequential photographs of two naked women kissing served to aid his studies of human and animal movement. It was in the interests of art and science Muybridge secured the services of two women, ...
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    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Siouxsie Sioux (born Susan Janet Ballion on 27 May 1957) found fame with Siouxsie and The Banshees, the band she so-created with Steven Severin. Many pictures of Siouxsie Sioux and the rest of the group and their friends were taken by photographer Ray Stevenson, the brother of Nils Stevenson, who managed ...
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    The 125 Greatest Songs With A Woman’s Name In The Title

    The 125 Greatest Songs With A Woman’s Name In The Title

    Naming a song after a woman has, over the years, become the biggest music cliché ever; however, there’s been a ton of great ones, and is thereby prime fodder for music lists. So, here's the rules: (1) The song has to have a female's name in the title, but not ...
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