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By Nick Fagerlund.
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An analogy occurred to me the other day.
You can print your own paper money at home, of course, and it can sometimes fool someone who isn't paying much attention. A really dedicated counterfeiter can fool a lot of people. The last mile …
The British Newspaper Archive Blog
Amazing finds and news from over 300 years of historical newspapers.
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week at The Archive, as well as reaching an incredible 85 million newspaper pages, we are also delighted to welcome new pages to the world’s longest-running country and field magazine, and one of Britain’s …
By Rose Staveley-Wadham, 1,498 words
It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine
An independent, music magazine covering a wide range of alternative, underground and mostly non-mainstream musics.
By Klemen Breznikar.
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Greg “Stackhouse” Prevost – ‘Songs For These Times’ (2024)
I may already be preaching to the converted here, but that wouldn’t be altogether surprising. However, in case anyone reading this is wondering who in the world Greg “Stackhouse” Prevost is, then listen up. Among …
By Klemen Breznikar, 906 words
P.C. Maffey
I write about ideas.
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Counting Ghosts
A case for abandoning web analytics
Bonkers about Perfume
Random Musings Of A Born-Again Perfume Anorak - An Aldehydic Blend Of Passion And Irreverence!
By Vanessa.
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Chanel Les Exclusifs Bois des Iles & House of Cherry Bomb Immortal Beloved / Immortal Mine II: "thunkophobia" aka olfactory range anxiety
I have nearly finished reading a book by Hannah Jane Parkinson called "The Joy of Small Things", a collection of her columns of the same name for The Guardian, which were inspired in turn by …
Fifty Dresses
Sewing classic fashions from mid-century patterns.
By Karen.
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Going Around in Circles
When I purchased this sateen, jacquard-woven fabric from Mendel Goldberg a couple of years ago, I wasn’t sure what it would eventually become. It had a wide repeat to the design (which is something to …
By Fifty Dresses, 931 words
American Age Fashion
The Clothing of Older American Women, 1900-now.
By Lynn Mally.
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The Merry Widow Hat in Iowa
Found photo This photo post card from Sioux City, Iowa shows a women in a very big hat. Known as a “Merry Widow Hat,” these wide chapeaux were named after a British musical launched in …
Pub History Project – Leicester
History and Beer.
By Barry Lount, Stephen Bunker.
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BULLS HEAD, 13 OXFORD STREET
First record we have is circa 1815, William Haddon was the victular. John Briggs, circa 1827 – 1846. The Bulls Head was up for auction in 1842, whilst John Briggs was in occupation. Thomas Sarson, …
By pubprojectleicester, 191 words
Sky River Dolls
By Vega.
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Selfie
The shortest one asks the tallest one to take a photo. Prompted by a DoA games thread!
a man and his hoe
every chick deservers a mother.
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The Meaning of Life
This was a good spring for cherry blossoms. We had many sunny days when the trees were in bloom in April. On a day like that it’s easy to think the meaning of life is …
Keep Your Powder Dry
English Civil War wargaming, British Civil Wars, Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Houses of Interest: Lincolnshire
The #ECWtravelogue has dipped its toe into Lincolnshire, gateway to the heartlands of the Eastern Association, and the important ports connecting England to the Low Countries. Make yourself a cup of tea and settle back …
Notes from a Room
By Peter Holm Jensen.
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Some of Simone Weil’s metaphors
We must rediscover the idea of the metaphor which is real. — First and Last Notebooks Gravity and Grace (tr. Crawford): – Any attempt to gain this deliverance by means of my own energy would …
By notesfromaroom, 875 words
the urban prehistorian
the contemporary archaeology of prehistory.
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Lot 172
Me, tracing my fingers in and out of the coarse surface of cupmarks on a stone in the sun, with red paint marks on the rock beside me. Again. Not in Faifley, but Oslo. To …
Pike Blog
And barbel and chub and perch and carp and….
By Brian.
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Pike: Run!
I've said it before; the most exciting thing in fishing for me is a pike run. Sometimes you've been watching the float all day when suddenly it comes to life - then sails away - …
Denerstein Unleashed
Rocky Mountain Movies & Denver Movie Review.
By Robert Denerstein.
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John and Yoko go daytime
In 1972, I was living in New York City. I had a job and a family, and I didn’t have much time for daytime TV. If I ever knew, I’d forgotten that in February of …
By Robert Denerstein, 241 words