Extra Credit: A Vanishing World in Autochrome
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A Vanishing World in Autochrome
The shift was gradual, so subtle as to be almost imperceptible.
Prohibition's Poisoned Cocktails
Industrial alcohol, bathtub gin, and the deadly consequences of America's "Noble Experiment"
Extra Credit: The Cost of a Shrunken Head
At the turn of the 20th century, a craze for shrunken heads emerged, generating a booming black market for human remains alongside centuries of indigenous violence & exploitation.
"The Agonizing Odyssey of Two People in Love", Pt. 2
In this second installment, the Lis approach seven years of separation, desperate to break through the "paper wall" of immigration law.
"The Agonizing Odyssey of Two People in Love"
In 1956, Life published the story of a husband and wife separated for over a decade by immigration laws. Seventy years later, we revisit their familiar story.
Making Art While Waiting to Die
Trench art tells a lesser-known story of WWI, demonstrating the human inclination towards art in even the most apocalyptic of settings.
Extra Credit: Holiday Grab Bag Edition
Candy colored bathrooms, the sex cult to presidential assassin pipeline, and Lois Duncan's childhood Christmas cards
Pretty Vacant
On Cynthia, the mannequin who became a real girl, and the strange love affair between humans and their imitations
Is This Vigée Le Brun Portrait Cursed?
A centuries-long trail of death and misfortune has followed Vigée Le Brun's final portrait of Marie Antoinette. Is this a coincidence or the result of some hidden, art-bound curse?