Remembering cool words that are no longer cool — or even used much.
Everything you need to throw a party for the season four premiere of Downton Abbey.
Despite numerous headwinds, the U.S. economy could grow 4% to 6% this year. Stocks are richly priced, but here are 9 bargains.
What’s that? You tried out NaNoWriMo last month but just couldn’t find the opportunity to sit down and concentrate? Happens to the best of us. Well, sometimes the answers to our most troubling…
A century ago, the world was recovering from the deadliest pandemic in modern history. Post-Spanish Influenza and post-World War I, no other decade in history can match the change and innovation brought forth by the 1920s. Things were changing fast – new and impressive lines of communication were op
Dressing in drag around the turn of the 20th century
I am normal, my wife is normal, but each of my daughters is more foolish than the last… - Lord Redesdale, father of the Mitford sisters. Thanks to a resurgence in the 'Mitford industry' in recent years, you may be familiar with the exploits of Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah, often…
This page from our Period Drama Review Collection looks at period dramas from these historical eras: WWI, Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, and WWII.
The classic bob has been modernized by many generations of women, most recently by Vogue ice queen Anna Wintour, but it dates back to the Roaring '20s and one of the original American flappers, Zelda...
F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel was a flop until a 1926 staging became a Broadway smash
A century ago, the world was recovering from the deadliest pandemic in modern history. Post-Spanish Influenza and post-World War I, no other decade in history can match the change and innovation brought forth by the 1920s. Things were changing fast – new and impressive lines of communication were op
Colette au Moulin Rouge, 1907 Redécouverte d’une femme d’exception. Ecrivaine, conférencière, femme de spectacle et de scandale, journaliste, mémorialiste, témoin de son temps, amoureuse de toutes les formes de l’amour, bousculant interdits et tabous...
Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of this sepia-toned art poster. Featuring a young woman with a delicate flower in her hair, let the elegance and grace captured in this photograph transport you forever and a night. Museum-quality poster made on long-lasting matte (uncoated) paper. - Paper-weight: 170 gsm / 65 lb - Shipped in sturdy packaging protecting the poster
Spanish, long dark hair, diamonds, high heels, sea lover, riding horses, red lips, pole dancer, big dreams & expensive taste. I'm a pervert but in a romantic way.
Comedienne Peggy Pearce in 1915
sydneyflapper: “ soyouthinkyoucansee: “ Real Photo Postcard: Young Couple [Lolita y Juan] ” ”
The Versailles Treaty was the controversial peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I.
“It was an age of art, it was age of excess, and it was an age of satire”, wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1931, in his essay titled “Echoes of the Jazz Age”. Perhaps it was too soon to reminisce, but…
Driving home from school today, listening to NPR, I hear talk about the SmartCar coming to the U.S. in January. Which gets me to thinking about small...
Αμερικανός ληστής τραπεζών και «υπ’ αριθμ. 1 δημόσιος κίνδυνος» για το FBI, ένας από τους πιο διάσημους κακοποιούς.
Ever wonder where the term "It Girl" came from? Read about America's first "It Girl," film icon, and charming actress Clara Bow!
Cleveland-based artist Stephen Manka has launched a Kickstarter campaign in the hopes of taking his portrait of President Trump on a national tour.
