The Retro Cinema Extinction
A random collection of photos of old cinema houses, mostly defunct and run down.
History
Fish Rubbers
Fish rubbing or Gyotaku is a printing technique invented by Japanese fishermen in the early nineteenth century to record the size of their catch. By inking the fish and printing it onto fine Japanese paper, the intricate markings and texture of the fish can be captured forever. As for that […]
Puppies and Flowers : Kitten ‘n’ Cash
Kitten ‘n’ Cash
14 Self-Portraits by Pablo Picasso Show the Evolution of His Style
It’s possible to look at Pablo Picasso’s many formal experiments and periodic shifts of style as a kind of self-portraiture, an exercise in shifting consciousness and trying on of new aesthetic identities. The Spanish modernist made a career of sweeping dramatic gestures, announcements to the world that he was […]
A portrait of the Artist… by Irish Photographer Muiris Moynihan
A nice collection of work by Irish photographer Muiris F. Moynihan. Judging by some of portraits it must span nearly 40 years . From his website [Sadly, Muiris has retired the website]: While I’ve never lost my interest in the Arts – I’ve been lucky enough to shoot portraits of […]
The cross-dressing warlord and opium pioneer of the Golden Triangle: Olive Yang dies aged 90
From: Coconuts.co Olive Yang, the crossdressing royal-turned-warlord, whose CIA-supplied army consolidated opium trade routes in the Golden Triangle in the 1950s, had tabloid-fodder romances, and later in life served as a government peace broker with Kokang rebels, died on Thursday. She was 90. She died after a brief coma in […]
“Papa says it won’t hurt us” — Iver Johnson Revolvers Ad
“Papa says it won’t hurt us” — Iver Johnson Revolvers Ad Note: According to this wikipedia entry on Iver Johnson, President William McKinley and Senator Robert F. Kennedy were killed by Iver Johnson revolvers. This vintage ad ran in Harper’s Weekly (1904). Found at LiveJournal.
The US Civil War in Four Minutes.
The US Civil War in Four Minutes. Historian Garry Adelman gives an overview of the causes, campaigns, and conclusion of the American Civil War. This video is part of the Civil War Trust’s In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics.
“The Missing” A photographic project by Gustavo Germano, beautiful yet tragic and sad…
“The Missing” by photographer Gustavo Germano. Before and after photographs of the disappeared. During the military dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983 nearly 30,000 people disappeared without trace. The photographer Gustavo Germano is one of the victims of state terror. He lost his oldest brother. With his photo series, […]
For Sale: Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania, Romania
Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania has gone up for sale: Nestled in the Romanian countryside, the property is a tasty investment, and with the closest town, Brasov, some miles away, there’s plenty of peace and quiet, meaning you’ll be able to sleep for a thousand years — or least get a […]