via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive – Vintage Fine Art Prints by Dave
June 1924. Washington, D.C.
“Largest and most powerful electric locomotive in the world being exhibited by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and the General Electric Co.”
Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative
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Music’s 40 Greatest Style Icons, Ranked
via Flavorwire by Jillian Mapes and Shane Barnes
Imagine if The Beatles never wore those collarless suits, or if Madonna never wore a tattered wedding dress on MTV. What if David Bowie had never thought to transform into Ziggy Stardust, or Cher had never worn that glittery body stocking under a leather jacket on a Navy ship? No meat dress for Gaga, no ruffled shirt for Prince, no cape for James Brown, no trash bag jumpsuit for Missy Elliott.
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via Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
Philology
How did this dry but wonderfully eccentric redoubt of intellectual curiosity acquire a reputation for being largely pointless?… more
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TIME: The 100 Best Children’s or Young Adult Books of all time
via Stephen’s Lighthouse
200 of the best.
for children
for young adults
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The 50 Sexiest Literary Villains
via Flavorwire by Emily Temple
In The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy, open-mouthed, says “I’ve never heard of a beautiful witch before”, Glinda famously quips that only bad witches are ugly. But ’tis not so – or at least, there are plenty of very bad witches who are the opposite of ugly: beautiful, sexy, charming, devastatingly intelligent, or all of the above.
Which other villains are actually rather dishy?
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via Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
On Jane Austen
The Monty Pythonesque slapstick of … Jane Austen? Her juvenilia – not intended for the public–was full of crude practical jokes… more
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10x10x10 IQ Brick – because the standard Rubik cube is so yesterday
via The Red Ferret by Nigel
When it comes to brain teasers, some people need extreme options. Not for them the boring old Tetris or a silly bit of Sudoku, they need something that will not only exercise both the left and the right part of the brain, but also the bits of their body which aren’t even involved in the process. Like their ears.
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I cannot even do the basic cube so there is absolutely no way that I would even consider this!
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Believe it or not, sugar doesn’t cause hyperactivity
via Big Think by Simon Oxenham
It’s the oldest rule in the book – too much sugar makes kids hyperactive. Being told we were on a “sugar high” is something we probably all remember from our childhood, it is only over recent decades that the scientific consensus has resoundingly shifted onto the other side of the fence. If this is news to you, then you’re not alone.
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Rimbaud in Ethiopia
How did the enfant terrible of the Parisian literary scene end up in the ancient-walled market town of Harar?… more
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Great polyhedral dice jewelry
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow
Polish jeweler Mage Studio offers a wide variety of extraordinary accessories made from polyhedral dice, a gamer's accessory that has become very ornamental in nature, perfectly complementing pieces like: the dragon/D20 necklace, the D12 cufflinks, and this pendant D20 necklace.
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