Courtesy: The Vintage News Nov 26, 2017 E.L. Hamilton Would you legally change your name to win a whole new life in Berlin? For a free flight to Germany, a free apartment, and a free bike to get around town? And no, this isn’t the Witness Protection Program. The catch? Your new name: Klaus-Heidi. Klaus-Heidi is … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Dec 17, 2017 Stefan Andrews Photo Credit: Judyta Olszewski In Georgia there is a proverb, “Every guest is a gift from God,” and this perhaps sums up the reputation of the residents of this country as gregarious and generous hosts. It is considered the height of politeness to welcome visitors with a … Read more
Courtesy: Abandoned Spaces Abandoned in 1996, after an arson fire destroyed the only bridge that connected the mainland to the beach barrier, Pleasure Beach was Connecticut’s largest ghost town. However, since June 2014, this ghost town has come back from the dead. It has been fully revitalized and re opened for the public. Pleasure Beach incorporates … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 9, 2018 Stefan Andrews There have been some anomalous winters in the past, when severe cold imposed harsh conditions. In such winters, waterways would easily freeze, and ice persist for months. Such was the exceptionally cold winter of 1795, without which we would not have had one of the weirdest moments in … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 7, 2018 Martin Chalakoski As the sole female monarch in the history of Norway and deservedly recognized as one of the most intriguing and skillful political figures in Scandinavia, Queen Margaret I of Denmark proved to be a brilliant tactician. Her rightful heir, Eric, who succeeded her? Not so much. Margaret I … Read more
Once upon a time there was a shepherd looking after his sheep on the side of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Cerutti shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses, TAG-Heuer wrist watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie gets out and asks the shepherd, … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Dec 21, 2017 E.L. Hamilton Getty Images Have you seen this child? Long before Amber Alerts and push notifications, reports of missing boys and girls appeared in a place guaranteed to catch the eyes of the widest range of Americans, young and old, rich and poor, rural and urban: on the sides … Read more
