December 7, 2018 by Paulo Coelho The most destructive of weapons is not the spear or the siege cannon, which can wound a body and demolish a wall. The most terrible of all weapons is the word, which can ruin a life without leaving a trace of blood, and whose wounds never heal. Let us, then, be … Read more
The Vintage News Jul 3, 2018 Seth Nowell There are two kinds of people, those who think of Flea Markets as a waste of time and those who see them as a portal to a different dimension — a window into the past. Second-hand goods might evoke feelings and emotions like nothing else can. Objects once … Read more
The Vintage News Oct 1, 2018 Katie Vernon Photo by Getty Images Even though he never even wanted to star in Gone With the Wind, Clark Gable is mostly remembered for that role, appearing as Rhett Butler. His charisma, charming smile, and sublime masculinity have etched themselves into Hollywood lore. He was admired by both women and men … Read more
The Vintage News Oct 3, 2018 Marea Harris The roller-skating phenomena started in Belgium when inventor John Joseph Merlin created a modified ice skate in 1760, with wheels attached in place of the blade. He’d seen the ease and speed with which expert ice-skaters moved, and looked for a way to make skating available outside of the … Read more
May 8, 2018 by Paulo Coelho For a good part of my life, one of those stories left me very intrigued: the myth of Psyche. Once upon a time … a beautiful princess was admired by all but nobody dared to ask for her hand in marriage. In despair, the king consulted the god Apollo, who … Read more
November 29, 2018 by Paulo Coelho Give us this day, Lord, our daily miracle. Miracles tear away the veils and change everything, but do not let us see what lies behind the veils. They allow us to escape unharmed from the valley of the shadow of death, but do not tell us which road led us to … Read more
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 of … Read more
