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“Same Damn ‘Lo Sweater” – From Palaces to the Projects – They All Love Ralph Lauren

“Same Damn ‘Lo Sweater” – From Palaces to the Projects – They All Love Ralph Lauren

“People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes?", he once said, "Does it have to do with class and money? No, it has to do with dreams”. ...
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Burning Man Struggles for the Desert Against Ravers, New Agers, and Hippies in 1998

Burning Man Struggles for the Desert Against Ravers, New Agers, and Hippies in 1998

If someone takes their clothes off in the desert, it’s no more a political statement than it is an invitation to sex. It’s just another mode of experience. Get over it. ...
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The Lada Riva and Niva: Iconic Soviet Cars that Outlasted the Empire

The Lada Riva and Niva: Iconic Soviet Cars that Outlasted the Empire

The car did not pass any modern safely tests, had a reputation for maximum affordability and minimal reliability, and was beloved by thousands of Russians ...
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Nightclubbing : Brian Sweeney’s Epic Photographs of Glasgow’s Legendary Sub Club

Nightclubbing : Brian Sweeney’s Epic Photographs of Glasgow’s Legendary Sub Club

The Sub Club was established in 1987. It's a medium-sized club situated at 22 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. The venue holds the record for being "the longest running underground dance club in the world" ...
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The Art of Seeing:  People of Florida, 1971 – 1995

The Art of Seeing: People of Florida, 1971 – 1995

For three decades Michael Carlebach captured the people and situations we only glimpse ...
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Opening Night at The Haçienda: New Order’s Manchester Club Begins Its Legendary 15-Year Run in 1982

Opening Night at The Haçienda: New Order’s Manchester Club Begins Its Legendary 15-Year Run in 1982

You know the story, or a version of it, if you’ve seen 24 Hour Party People. New Order—or rather, their manager Rob Gretton—opens a club with Factory Records’ Tony Wilson in 1982. From the start, it’s a financial disaster... ...
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Remembering Kowloon Walled City, The Lawless Outpost that Was Once the Most Densely-Populated Place on Earth

Remembering Kowloon Walled City, The Lawless Outpost that Was Once the Most Densely-Populated Place on Earth

In 1987, an administrative decision to demolish the city was made, undergoing a multiphase process to its completion in 1993. ...
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The Ugliest Cars Ever Made? Carmakers Stray too Far from Basic Design Principles and Create Monsters

The Ugliest Cars Ever Made? Carmakers Stray too Far from Basic Design Principles and Create Monsters

Every once in a while a company with a conservative reputation will try something new, sometimes in imitation of their competitors. The results are frequently disastrous... ...
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Leaving And Waving: An Artist’s Moving Tribute To Leaving The People You Love

Leaving And Waving: An Artist’s Moving Tribute To Leaving The People You Love

For 27 years, Deanna Dikeman took photographs as she waved goodbye and drove away from visiting her parents at their home in Sioux City, Iowa. ...
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Beyond the Bus: The Story of Rosa Parks’ Lifetime of Civil Rights Activism

Beyond the Bus: The Story of Rosa Parks’ Lifetime of Civil Rights Activism

Known to schoolchildren everywhere as the “brave lady who wouldn’t give up her seat,” few are aware that Parks began her activist career over 20 years before her refusal in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott ...
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See No Evil: A Vintage Guide To Television Taboos

See No Evil: A Vintage Guide To Television Taboos

"TV gals can't show too much leg or bust. They can't be seen in flimsy lace dainties. They can't wear too-tight swathers. And as for kissing - it must be dignified and cool." ...
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Brilliant Photos of Hulme – 1980s and 1990s

Brilliant Photos of Hulme – 1980s and 1990s

Hulme was "a dangerous, lawless place to be avoided we were told! So obviously the next day I decided to explore Hulme, see for myself" ...
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