Monday, December 05, 2016

The ‘Ancient Lights’ Windows of England

The ‘Ancient Lights’ Windows of England

Song of the Day

Otis Redding-Pain in My Heart - YouTube:

Genius at Play

Some genius combined a shotgun and a guitar because...why not?

Today's Vintage Ad


I'm Sure You'll All Agree

Ranking Every Clint Eastwood Film from Worst to First  

Deslided for your viewing pleasure.

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E. X. Ferrars, Hunt the Tortoise, Curtis Book

A Brief Compendium of the American TV Dinner

A Brief Compendium of the American TV Dinner  

Some great vintage ads.

Here's the Plot for Your Next Diplomatic Thriller

A Fake US Embassy Operated In Ghana For A Whole Decade

I Want to Believe!

Time is NOT real – Physicists show EVERYTHING happens at the same time 

Sunday, December 04, 2016

Travis Holley, R. I. P.

Houston Chronicle: Travis Holley achieved a certain measure of fame for teaching his younger brother to play the guitar. That brother, who became known as Buddy Holly, went on to be an early Rock n' Roll legend before dying in a plane crash in 1959.

‘Jane Eyre’ manuscript published for the first time

‘Jane Eyre’ manuscript published for the first time

Song of the Day

Speak to the Sky - Rick Springfield - YouTube:

Resurrecting America's Great Old Diners, By Moving Them Across State Lines

Resurrecting America's Great Old Diners, By Moving Them Across State Lines

Today's Vintage Ad


First It Was the Thin Mints Melee. . . .

. . . and now it's the strip club fight!  

Hat tip to Steve Stilwell.

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Art Car Museum – Houston, Texas: Some people wash and wax their cars, making sure that the finish is exactly as clean and shiny as the day they bought the car. The art car movement goes in entirely the other direction.

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David Dodge, Shear the Black Sheep, Popular Library, 1949

Bicycle Heaven

Bicycle Heaven – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:  With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

Striking Portraits of Lonely Cars in 1970s New York

Atlas Obscura: This photograph is just one of many Clay shot between 1974 and 1976. In those years he documented parked cars, in Manhattan and Hoboken, in streets devoid of people and always at night. The title of each image includes the names of the cars, which are themselves evocative: Chevrolet Bel Air, Plymouth Duster, Gran Torino Sport.

A mysterious 14-year cycle has been controlling our words for centuries

A mysterious 14-year cycle has been controlling our words for centuries