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Watching Aldous Huxley Die – 1963

Watching Aldous Huxley Die – 1963

As he lay dying, Laura Huxley asked her husband if he wanted some LSD. He did. This is what she saw... ...
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New York’s  Lower East Side Punk Scene In Photos From the Early 1980s

New York’s Lower East Side Punk Scene In Photos From the Early 1980s

As squatters took over abandoned buildings, living side by side with black and Latinx residents, they immersed themselves in the sound of hardcore, punk, and hip hop exemplified by bands like The Clash, Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, Black Flag, the Misfits, and Minor Threat. ...
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The Brilliant Avant-Garde Movie Posters of the Soviet Union

The Brilliant Avant-Garde Movie Posters of the Soviet Union

"It is time for art to flow into the organisation of life." - Alexander Rodchenko, 1921 ...
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The Bizarre Book Covers for the First U.S. Paperback Editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Books, Made By an Artist Who Had Never Read Them

The Bizarre Book Covers for the First U.S. Paperback Editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Books, Made By an Artist Who Had Never Read Them

Barbara Remington’s first cover is truly an exercise in interpreting the idea of The Hobbit, rather than its content, since she was not given a chance to read the book when she received the commission. ...
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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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The Little Woman who knew all the Big, Big Stars: The Incredible Photo Album found in a Thrift Store

The Little Woman who knew all the Big, Big Stars: The Incredible Photo Album found in a Thrift Store

Maria Snoeys-Lagler's fabulous found photo album ...
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Alice Denham : The Topless Model Who Wrote For Playboy

Alice Denham : The Topless Model Who Wrote For Playboy

Alice Denham squired James Dean (a tender lover), Joseph Heller (good kisser), Philip Roth ("on fire") and Hugh Hefner (“a good ride, a steady canter”) ...
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Murder In Mind: Terror Stalks The Avengers Set, 1961

Murder In Mind: Terror Stalks The Avengers Set, 1961

During a break in camera rehearsals for The Avengers, actors Ian Hendry and Patrick MacNee were having a sneaky lunchtime drink in the Angler's Arms, near A.B.C.'s Teddington Studios, when producer Dennis Vance burst in wielding a carving knife... ...
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The Construction of the Forth Railway Bridge, a 19th Century Engineering Marvel

The Construction of the Forth Railway Bridge, a 19th Century Engineering Marvel

These photos date from between 1886 and 1890. ...
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Art Power: 30 Fantastic Posters and Flyers From The Paris Uprising – May 1968

Art Power: 30 Fantastic Posters and Flyers From The Paris Uprising – May 1968

These posters, flyers and hand-outs were made by Marxist group The Atelier Populaire, who occupied the lithography studios at the École des Beaux-Arts during the Paris uprising of May 1968 ...
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Carry on England: The Scathing Caricatures and Bawdy Erotica of Thomas Rowlandson (NSFW-ish)

Carry on England: The Scathing Caricatures and Bawdy Erotica of Thomas Rowlandson (NSFW-ish)

It should have happened. A Carry On movie loosely based on the life of artist, caricaturist and all-round bad-boy Thomas Rowlandson. ...
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The Original Back to the Future DeLorean DMC-12, Lovingly Restored to “Better Than New Condition”

The Original Back to the Future DeLorean DMC-12, Lovingly Restored to “Better Than New Condition”

You may have heard: the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 is coming back, thanks to Stephen Wynne, CEO of the revamped DeLorean Motor Company. ...
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