Il Re in Giallo – Speciale Lovecraft
This appears to be an Italian ‘zine that launched in 1976, with a special Lovecraft issue. The title is “The King in Yellow”, a work… Read More »Il Re in Giallo – Speciale Lovecraft
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Gorgeous Creatures : Ms. Heavenly Hippo
In 1979, Mattel put out a line of 4 animal-headed dolls, the Gorgeous Creatures. In addition to the hippo, there were a horse, a cow… Read More »Gorgeous Creatures : Ms. Heavenly Hippo
From Marbles to a Map of Marblehead
Aficionados know that Marblehead, Massachusetts was one of the geographical inspirations for HP Lovecraft’s Kingsport. Seeing Marblehead at sunset in 1922 was “the most powerful… Read More »From Marbles to a Map of Marblehead
The Visible Wankel
No longer do you have to Wankel furtively behind closed doors. For those not in the know, the Wankel is a clever rotary-style engine that… Read More »The Visible Wankel
RCA Victor Magazine Loading Cartridge – Rachmaninoff
This is an magnetic tape audio format with a 5 by 7 inch casette launched by RCA in 1958. The more familiar ‘compact cassette’ from… Read More »RCA Victor Magazine Loading Cartridge – Rachmaninoff
Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
Frank Zappa released this album of 50s-style doowop (by a fictitious Chicano band) in 1968. A single got some airplay as stations thought it was… Read More »Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
After Dark Magazine
Grace Jones, Arnold, Kenneth Anger, Leonard Cohen? It’s 1977 in a nutshell. TIL: From wiki’s article on the magazine: “In two photographs, [Schwarzenegger] appears in… Read More »After Dark Magazine
Hurrell Photo of Norma Shearer
George Hurrell was a photographer to the Hollywood stars of the 30s and 40s and was instrumental in creating the particular glamor of that age… Read More »Hurrell Photo of Norma Shearer
Mysteries of Paris by Eugène Sue
The Mysteries of Paris (French: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts… Read More »Mysteries of Paris by Eugène Sue
Kapo
A kapo or prisoner functionary (German: Funktionshäftling) was a prisoner in a Nazi camp who was assigned by the Schutzstaffel (SS) guards to supervise forced… Read More »Kapo