There may be something to astrology after all
I guess this is why it’s important to know your partner’s sign. Photo by mmd Antiques.
I guess this is why it’s important to know your partner’s sign. Photo by mmd Antiques.
Behind every great Nobel Prize-winning scientist is a scientist in high heels with two Nobel Prizes. Photo by Jan Jessie Jocoy.
Photo by Sandy’s.
Dennis Cantwell “was appointed as the first Joseph Campbell Professor of Child Psychiatry.” I note a slight typo in that this happened in 1980 rather… Read More »UCLA Endowed Chair is… a Chair
This issue from June 1939 shows us the amazing world of the future. Photo by Stellar.
New! Mystifying! Fascinating! When the top is spun up, centrifugal force* opens the petals to reveal a ballerina. Here’s some video of one in action.… Read More »Magic Tulip Top
Cousteau & Gagnan revolutionized diving with the 1940s auto-lung. The Mistral line of SCUBA regulator dates from as early as 1955. Photo by Heritage.
This slick circa 1980 attache case holds the Bridge Challenger, an electronic bridge game. And not just that, there’s a deck of cards. As The… Read More »Fidelity Electronics Bridge Challenger
Not the kind that appeals to Quentin (ok, that’s maybe a big assumption, I admit) but the kind used by podiatrists.
Al Kaline or “Mr. Tiger” is a Hall of Fame right fielder. At 85, he’s still working with the Detroit Tigers organization. His impressive stats… Read More »Al Kaline — Was his mom a chemist?