Qamar Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 13, 2018 Ian Harvey Most famous symbols of Egyptian Culture For thousands of years, no one could figure out how the massive blocks of stone were brought from locations that were over 100 miles from the Giza Valley to build the tomb of King Khufu, pharaoh of Egypt from 2589 BC to 2566 … Read more
Courtesy: Abandoned Spaces Today it remains as a ghost station located in the City of Westminster in Central London. It offered its services for the first time in 1907. The original name given to this tube station when it opened was Strand after the street on which it is located. Back in its days, it served … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 12, 2018 Alex .A Over the last couple of years, we have seen that beards, mustaches, and stubble have become increasingly popular. Just take a walk and you’ll most certainly be confronted with various types of facial hair. However, there is very little chance that you will be able to see a … Read more
May 8, 2018 by Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho The Greeks were great masters at describing human behavior through small stories that we usually call myths. All the generations that came after them, from Freud’s psychoanalysis (with the Oedipus complex, for example) to the films of Hollywood (like Morpheus in “Matrix”) ended up drinking from this source. For … Read more
Boardhead – CC BY-SA 3.0 Kingston Penitentiary is the oldest prison in Canada. It was constructed in 1833 and opened its doors for the first time on June 1, 1835, immediately accepting six prisoners. This prison was one of nine in the area ranging from minimum to maximum security. Kingston Penitentiary and Millhaven Institution were both maximum security … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Dec 14, 2017 Goran Blazeski Photo Credit Helen Simonsson – CC BY-SA 2.0 Over the past centuries, archaeologists have unearthed some extraordinary artifacts that give us a glimpse into human history and help us understand the many secrets of the ancient world. Numerous archaeological expeditions have been undertaken over the years, some of which … Read more
Dec 15, 2017 Martin Chalakoski “Honored guests, I am proud to welcome you to this gala, celebrating the life and work of Georges Méliès. For years most of his films were thought to be lost. Indeed, Monsieur Méliès believed so himself. But we began a search, we looked through vaults, through private collections, barns, and catacombs. Our work was rewarded … Read more
