Archive for February 20th, 2008
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Go With It
Last two curiosities for today…
LP Cover Lover - a blog about ‘the world’s greatest LP covers.’
Can You Build A Life From $25?
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Forgotten Years
While we’re dabbling in old photographs, take a look at this series - titled ‘Medieval Boston’ posted on a message board. It’s an absolutely fascinating look at downtown Boston before the urban renewal projects of the 50s and 60s, before the Central Artery and the destruction of the West End.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
All Along The Watchtower
Shorpy is one of my favorite websites; I love the weird array of old photographs that you can find there. Take for example, this picture of the Graf Zeppelin hovering over Jerusalem. The age and weathered appearance of the photo and the contrast created by a zeppelin flying over an ancient walled city combine to […]
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A Dead Song
I was just reminded of this lovely exchange from No Country For Old Men (the speaker is Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, one of the three main characters of the novel):
Me and Loretta…got set next to this woman, she was the wife of somebody or other. And she kept talkin about the right wing this […]
