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My favourite etymologies: clue

A word for worms, string, romance, and advice

3 months ago 40 votes
My favourite etymologies: "to curry favour"

Or, the unfathomably dark depths of the equine soul

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Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!

oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!

a year ago 38 votes
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars

A history of the monastic high life

a year ago 90 votes
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns

Plus a little history of manuscript illustration

over a year ago 109 votes

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Wisconsin Death Trip, 1973 – Small Town America In The Grip of Madness

For more than 60 years, Charles Van Schaick (1852-1946) worked as a photographer in the town of Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Opened in 1879, he took around 8,000 of glass plate negatives, of which approximately 5,700 are studio portraits. The Charles Van Schaick collection, now housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, achieved … Continue reading "Wisconsin Death Trip, 1973 – Small Town America In The Grip of Madness" The post Wisconsin Death Trip, 1973 – Small Town America In The Grip of Madness appeared first on Flashbak.

10 hours ago 1 votes
Swahili on the Road

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yesterday 2 votes
An Apology And A Few Suggestions.

More next week.

2 days ago 5 votes
On My Stoop In Brooklyn Over Four Decades: Anthony’s Story

We’re hanging out on the stoop of Anthony Catalano’s home in Boro Park, Brooklyn, New York City. These pictures are of the “two main stoops on my block throughout the five decades on my life in Broro Park, Brooklyn NYC,” says Anthony. We’ve featured Anthony’s superb pictures of his native Brooklyn in the 1970s here … Continue reading "On My Stoop In Brooklyn Over Four Decades: Anthony’s Story" The post On My Stoop In Brooklyn Over Four Decades: Anthony’s Story appeared first on Flashbak.

2 days ago 3 votes
The rise of life expectancy

Illustrated and explained

2 days ago 4 votes