Summertime (1955 film)
Summertime is a 1955 romantic drama film directed by David Lean, and starring Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin, and Isa Miranda. It follows a lonely middle-aged American secretary and…
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (German: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed) is a 1926 German animated fairytale film, written and directed by Lotte Reiniger. Since two earlier Quirino Cristiani films…
Romeo + Juliet
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (stylized as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation…
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio and John C. Reilly. It…
100 Years of Fashionable Womenswear: 1830s – 1930s | V&A
Discover changing silhouettes and key fashion developments across 100 years of British and French womenswear: from a Victorian wedding dress inspired by Indian textile motifs, to an Edwardian lace day…
The midlife crisis castle
You've heard of Zillow Gone Wild, but how about Castles Gone Wild. Probably not cause I just made it up. Today we're fantasizing about living in the castles of eccentric…
Adam’s Breed
Adam's Breed by Radclyffe Hall Olga Boselli, a young Italian woman who immigrated to London with her parents at the turn of the century, dies during childbirth. Her son, Gian-Luca,…
How This Window Transformed Chicago
The Chicago Window is a particular design that met the delicate balance of providing light and air into the depths of large towers. For a brief period of time, the…
The History of SPAM
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The People’s Recorder Podcast: Deep in Turpentine
While working on the WPA Florida guidebook, the Federal Writers’ Project team – including Zora Neale Hurston and Stetson Kennedy – documented a wide range of life from prison camps…