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Photo by Tanenbaum’s Treasures
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Those Egyptians – Are They Supermen?
Mid 1950’s Strength and Health magazines help to answer that question, as well as others like ‘How strong is a gorilla?’ Photo by California Estate… Read More »Those Egyptians – Are They Supermen?
Dark Side of her Moon
Wish you were her. This website has some great info on how the Pink Floyd ‘Back catalog’ was conceived and executed. Photo by Tanenbaum’s Treasures.
Los Angeles 1984: The Other Games, Tom Lang
Looks like a parody take on the LA Olympics. Another thing that would seem to be easy to find out more about, but isn’t. I… Read More »Los Angeles 1984: The Other Games, Tom Lang
Man-eater
Photo by AESWON.
SHAG, Three Suns, 2005
I’m a big fan of Shag’s art, and we have a couple prints in our own house, but this is a nice collection. The three… Read More »SHAG, Three Suns, 2005
Leda and the Swan
The decedent had quite a collection of ‘mythological’ themed art. This pair of girl & swan pictures stood out as a bit racier than most.… Read More »Leda and the Swan
University of California History Map
This map of California notes the locations of the various campuses of the UC system. But it’s a bit of a puzzler. Obviously, there is… Read More »University of California History Map
Tarantula!
Leonard Maltin described this 1955 film as, “One of the best giant-insect films”. Which is a crime against nature, since spiders are arachnids. Have to… Read More »Tarantula!
‘Tess’, Guo Dawei
I’ve seen the name transliterated a few different ways. This is how the Met puts it, so I’m not going to gainsay them. Guo did… Read More »‘Tess’, Guo Dawei