Courtesy: The Vintage News May 2, 2018 Mark Shiffer In the summer of 536, a strange cloud appeared in the skies over much of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. Sometimes referred to as “a veil of dust,” something plunged the Mediterranean region and many other areas of the world into gloomy years of cold … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News May 1, 2018 Samantha Lord Gloriana, the Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess: we’ve all heard of England’s illustrious Queen Elizabeth I. Many of us have admired the portraits of her adorned with rich and sumptuous clothing. Given her fame and success in her role as monarch, it would be easy to assume that she … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News May 1, 2018 Nikola Budanovic A recent archaeological find on the island of Öland in southwest Sweden offers an insight into the daily life of Norse people during the period of the Scandinavian Migrations, which coincided with the wider movement of peoples around Europe between 400 and 550 A.D. The earliest evidence … Read more
by Mary Rita Schilke KorzanWhen you thought I wasn’t looking You hung my first painting on the refrigerator And I wanted to paint another. When you thought I wasn’t looking You fed a stray cat And I thought it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn’t looking You baked a … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 1, 2018 Stefan Andrews Nature has a way of creating art, and unusual geological formations found in many places on Earth prove it. In China, there is the Stone Forest of blade-like limestone columns, many of which are taller than 30 feet. These spectacular natural stone formations are said to resemble trees, … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 15, 2018 Martin Chalakoski A large portion of today’s San Francisco is built atop piles and piles of vessels that in the mid-19th century shipped hundreds of thousands of gold-crazed prospectors from all over the world to San Francisco Bay in California–but they never made the trip back. According to San Francisco Maritime … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 22, 2018 E.L. Hamilton Hedda Hopper (1890-1966). (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) At the height of her power in the 1940s and 1950s, gossip columnist Hedda Hopper had so much clout she could ruin a career with a few vicious sentences. That she hid under hats so flamboyant … Read more
