On the best piece about Jack Kerouac's ON THE ROAD that I've ever read.
Making history was the first step. Now Vice President Kamala Harris has an even more monumental task: to help heal a fractured America—and lead it out of crisis. She talks to Alexis Okeowo about how she and President Biden will get started.
Edward Linley Sambourne In 1906 the 62 year old Edward Linley Sambourne was the chief cartoonist at Punch magazine but he was also a particularly ardent amateur photographer. He had initially taken it up to help with his cartoon figure drawings – he had formerly used life-models to draw from. In his later years, however, … Continue reading "Edwardian Street Style – Photos by Edward Linley Sambourne"
Hardy was born in Paris eighteen months before the end of WW2. During her childhood she was looked after mostly by her grandmother. Her father had little to do with her upbringing but was persuaded to buy Hardy a guitar in 1959 as a reward for passing her baccalauréat. Inspired by the teen oriented radio … Continue reading "Photographs of Singer Françoise Hardy in London"
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The Arg-é Bam (ارگ بم in Persian, "Bam citadel") was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran. It is recorded by Unesco as a World Heritage Site. This enormous citadel, situated on the famous Silk Road, was built some time before 500 BC and remained in use until 1850 AD. It is not known for certain why it was then abandoned. The entire building was a large fortress in whose heart the citadel itself was located, but because of the impressive look of the citadel, which forms the highest point, the entire fortress is named the Bam Citadel. On December 26, 2003, the Citadel was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake, along with much of the rest of Bam and its environs (see the article on Bam for details). A few days after the earthquake, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announced that the Citadel would be rebuilt
Ardverikie Castle, Kinlochlaggan, Newtonmore , PH20 1BX, Scotland. http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/photos.htm Ardverikie House, built in the Scottish baronial style in 1870, is a private house in...
Burklyn Hall is an amazing property is for sale for what seems like a steal. It would make an amazing small hotel, b & b, event space or movie location.
The writing room at the Y.M.C.A with a sign that reminds the men to “Keep Your Promise: Write Home.” (ca. 1917). Photo Credit: Jesse Alexander Photograph Collection/The New York Public Library (via)
New York, Havana, Vietnam, India, Tuscany . . . and not so far . . . a Christmas exhibition at the artist's home with mulled wine and mince pies.Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December 2018.
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Beatrice Wood’s “Career Woman” exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art celebrates more than her prolific ouevre of gorgeous ceramics, whimsical drawings and colorful painting…
A staple of Burning Man for several years now, the infamous and awesome Neverwas Haul is… well, what it looks like. A 2 floor victorian house on wheels. The Neverwas Haul was built in 2006 by…
See pictures depicting the favorite moments and rich history of Yosemite from the National Geographic archives.
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I was tumbling through Tumblr, one of my favourite places on the internet to discover history's lesser-known muses and there, on page thirty-something of my browsing, I stopped at a photograph of an androgynous woman taken by Marianne Breslauer, a name unfamiliar to me. As I began googling her work,
Blog post about the exhibition In Focus: Los Angeles.
Carroll Avenue Area - This one on Kensington Road Los Angeles
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Pearl Street—called Paerlstraet by the Dutch—was one of the earliest roads laid out in the fledgling colony of New Amsterdam. And how it really got its name just might be an enduring mystery. One s…
Architect: Sextus Dyball From The Architect, November 13, 1875:This cottage residence has been recently erected upon a site in Church Road, Upper Norwood, for Mr. James Franks. The accommodation wa…
In an Oval Office conversation with a leading historian, the president discusses what he would do with a second term – and his opponent's embrace of '
Who are the Gypsies, and where did they come from? This article gives us a glimpse at the history of the Roma or Romani, also known as Gypsies, who are not Egyptians at all.
The famous annual street party first burst on to the London scene in 1966.
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David Hamilton (1933 – 2016) was a British photographer, who grew up in London. His schooling was interrupted by World War II. As an evacuee, he spent some time in the countryside of Dorset, which inspired his work. After the war, Hamilton returned to London and finished school before moving to France where he has lived ever since. His artistic skills began to emerge during a job at an architect's office. At age 20, he moved to Paris, where he worked as graphic designer for Peter Knapp of ELLE magazine. After becoming known and successful, he was hired away from ELLE by Queen magazine in London as art director. Hamilton soon returned to Paris and there became the art director of Printemps, the city's largest department store. Hamilton began photographing commercially while still employed, and the dreamy, grainy style of his images quickly brought him success. His photographs were in demand by other magazines such as Realites, Twen and Photo. By the end of the 1960s, Hamilton's work had a recognizable style. His further success included many dozens of photographic books with combined sales well into the millions, five feature films, countless magazine publishings and scores of museum and gallery exhibitions. As much of Hamilton's work depicts early-teen girls, often nude, he has been the subject of some controversy and even child pornography allegations. Hamilton's photographs have long been at the forefront of the "is it art or pornography?" debate.
Blenheim Palace is a magnificent baroque palace, the birthplace and childhood home of Sir Winston Churchill and the home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough. Today, Blenheim Palace is a magnificent house, one of England’s finest, which has been awarded World Heritage Status. You can visit the suite of rooms where Sir Winston Churchill was born, and gain an insight into his life as one of Britain’s most beloved leaders.You can learn more about Sir Winston Churchill in a special Blenheim Palace exhibition in the Stables, entitled “Churchills’ Destiny – The story of two great war leaders.” The gardens and park of Blenheim Palace are just as lovely as the house itself. It is here where you’ll find the Secret Garden, the Temple of Diana (which is where Winston Churchill proposed to his wife), Rose Gardens, Lakeside Walk, Water Terraces, and Vanbrugh’s Bridge, amongst many other hidden gems. Best to be viewed in large size format All rights reserved. Copyright © Jacques Freund. All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission. All rights reserved - Copyright © Jacques Freund
Good-bye October. Hello November. Make the best of the last two months left in the year. Enjoy the November late autumn golden browns, morning fog or frost, more baked goods, family gatherings, more boots & sweaters and even quiet time with a good book or just some time to reflect on the past year... Because you know once December rolls in, the true craziness of holiday preparations will too... “November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early, And dawn coming late, And ice in the bucket And frost by the gate. The fires burn And the kettles sing, And earth sinks to rest Until next spring.” -- Clyde Watson source source source source source source source source source source source Goodbye October - Welcome November... Thanks for stopping by...
