It’s the time of year where I start to get random Christmas cards from co-workers, second cousins, in-laws, and bank employees. Perfectly staged family...
The story of the Ruth Snyder Execution photograph and how “ruthless Ruth” became the subject of the most famous tabloid picture ever taken and the crime that shocked the nation. The room was cold, and the air was palpable as Ruth Snyder walked into...
Pinched from Dangerous Minds One item you might have missed in the neverending news tsunami of the past couple years: the quadrisected, photocopied face...
Via The Bohemian Blog A lot of European countries have them. The Lithuanians celebrate the festival of Užgavėnės by burning a gruesome effigy, a female personification...
These days there are books and documentaries about pretty much everything from Zimbabwean power-pop to choral-crust, so it’s no wonder that there’s one about...