Are you lonely and nostalgic for all of the crappy, interminably slow and dull-as-dishwater computers that you have possessed in the past. If you answered yes then enter into the timewarp that is the Vintage Restart Page. This features all of the crappy clip art graphics and quaintly exaggerated shadowing on buttons that you haveContinue reading “The Vintage Restart Page”
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A tribute to the phenomenal Scottish writer William McIllvanney
William McIlvanney or Willie to his nearest and dearest was single-handedly responsible for the genre of Tartan Noir, the bleak and rainy Glaswegian streets, grisly crime screnes steeped in whisky and venomous characters that were the stomping ground of characters like Inspector Laidlaw (changed to Taggart for the famous TV show). All other Scottish crimeContinue reading “A tribute to the phenomenal Scottish writer William McIllvanney”
Every Picture Tells A Story: Caribou herd in Wyoming, 1954
A herd of caribou seen in vicinity of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Shot by Helmut Buechner during some field work in 1954. Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution on Flickr.
Decode ancient manuscripts in this online course about Medieval Spanish Burgos
A new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) aims to involve people are volunteer historians who are needed to decrypt and decode 1,500 pages of medieval manuscripts from the Cathedral of Burgos (Spain). Even better, there is a Massive Open Online Course that accompanies the process. Read more about it here. To Won’s Father: An AncientContinue reading “Decode ancient manuscripts in this online course about Medieval Spanish Burgos”
Every Picture Tells A Story: Eerie and empty Yeşilköy Airport, Istanbul 1975
An Interior View of Yeşilköy Airport – İstanbul Atatürk Aiport. Courtesy of Salt Online via Flickr.
Every Picture Tells A Story: A lone fox during a July snowstorm
A lone fox is caught unawares during a July snowstorm in Jasper Palisade, Jasper National Park – date unknown. Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta on Flickr
Every Picture Tells A Story: Shamrock Hurling Club in Waterford, 1915
This photograph of the Shamrock Hurling Club, Waterford Co. Champions, 1915-16: was commissioned by Mr. Murph of, Ferrybank. The 1916 Waterford County Senior Hurling Championship was played in October and resulted in a draw, so Ferrybank Shamrocks (as they were known) played the Young Irelands again on Sunday, 26 November 1916. The Shamrocks won byContinue reading “Every Picture Tells A Story: Shamrock Hurling Club in Waterford, 1915”
Every Picture Tells A Story: Chess Players in Downtown Cincinnati
At Fountain Square in Downtown Cincinnati circa 1973, chess players are in the midst of a game. Courtesy of the U.S. National Archives. Flickr
Every Picture Tells A Story: Portuguese Cyclists (date unknown)
Courtesy of the Biblioteca de Arte / Art Library Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Follow Prova de Ciclismo, Portugal. Flickr
Every Picture Tells A Story: Jane Long’s Surreal Historic Photos
Artist Jane Long has added a surreal twist to a series of historical photos of children at play. View more of her work here.
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