Historical places, concepts, and ideas. Looking into the vast archive of our collective identities.
Category: History
The World’s Most Expensive Car
Car auctions often reach dizzying heights, but none as high as one held in May 2022.
Fantastic Retro-Futurism From Japan
We love these lofty, vintage-futuristic visions from Japan.
$34 Dollar Goodwill Find Turns out to Be 2,000 Year Old Roman Bust
Not very often does a cheap find at a thrift store turn out to be an ancient relic.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten City
In the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright proposed his biggest, wildest idea of all - a place called Broadacre City.
Lunar Dust Collected From Neil Armstrong’s Trip to the Moon Up for Auction
Actual moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong is up for sale
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Pray for Peace in Ukraine
The senseless, awful war in Ukraine rages on.
Pablo Picasso’s Tete de femme Sculpture Expected to Fetch $30 Million
A cubist sculpture from Pablo Picasso will go to auction soon.
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6 Fascinating Things About Ukraine
We stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
The Reach is an Astoundingly Old, Rare, and Expensive Whiskey from The Macallan
The Macallan features the release of their ultra rare, 81-year-old collection called The Reach.
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SLip’s Pop Art Collage Work
SLip is a self described “old French Geek” who discovered collage work and perfected it, creating dynamic pop art that is dynamic and captivating. We see vintage imagery combined with …
Arthur Erickson’s Starship House
We're in love with this cedar clad, mid-century masterpiece by architect Arthur Erickson.
Tonga’s Massive Underwater Volcano Eruption
A massive, cataclysmic undersea volcano erupted on January 15th, spraying ash, gas, and steam miles into the atmosphere
Nostalgia From the Future
Frank Moth is among the best surreal collage artist we've seen.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2022
Remembering the great Martin Luther King, Jr.
Old Brushes Become Delightful Nature Scenes
Simon Brown takes old, falling-apart brushes, and turns them into delightful nature scenes
Seven Examples of Distinct Architectural Wonders From Around the World
Some really stunning architectural gems from around the world.
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Hyundai Creates a Brilliant Vintage-Future Restomod of Their Classic Grandeur Sedan
What happens when designers take a boxy, 1986 Hyundai executive car, and update it for the 2020s? Something very special.
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Restored Mugshot Photos of Famous People in History
Mugshots can live on long after someone has died, in many cases adding to the color and depth of their lives.
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The Size of Space Website Showcases the Immense Scale of the Universe
Space is huge. We all know that, but the scale of it is very hard to comprehend, let alone measure.
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80 Years of Design – An Eames Retrospective
Charles and Ray Eames are instrumental figures in the world of modern design, helping to define the mid-century-modern era.
British Woman Nearly Throws Away 34 Carat Diamond, Thinking It Was Fake
British Woman Nearly Throws Away 34 Carat Diamond, Thinking It Was Fake
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Protecting Original Color Pigments
Harvard University has an extraordinary collection of some of the world's oldest and most original pigments.
Poaching of Elephants in Africa is So Widespread that Elephants Have Begun Evolving to Not Have Tusks
Poaching of elephants has been an ongoing threat for decades. These large, amazing creatures are slaughtered, often under the cover of darkness, for their tusks, which are sold for tens …
‘Big John’, the World’s Biggest Triceratops Sold at Auction for Nearly $8 Million
It's fair to say that Big John will be the ultimate conversation piece, when it is (carefully) installed at its new owner's home.
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The History of the Dark & Stormy Cocktail
Classic cocktails always have an interesting history, and the Dark & Stormy is no different.
The Vatican Under Red Lights
This stunning series shows one of the world's greatest cathedrals bathed in red light, creating a whole new identity for the famed St. Peter’s Basilica.