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In 1944, Harold Fisk was a geologist and cartographer working for the US Army Corps of Engineers when he made these 15 maps to illustrate the government’s “Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River”. Fisk’s ingenious maps shows a different portion of the Mississippi and its various courses over time between … Continue reading "Harold Fisk Maps the History of the Mississippi River, 1944" The post Harold Fisk Maps the History of the Mississippi River, 1944 appeared first on Flashbak.
Johann Gottlob von Kurr (1798-1870) was professor of mineralogy and botany at the Stuttgart Polytechnic Institute when in 1858 he published Das Mineralreich in Bildern. The work was delivered in two sections. The first is an introduction including topics such as the formation of crystals and chemical reactions of crystals. Of particular note … Continue reading "Johann Gottlob von Kurr’s The Mineral Kingdom, 1859" The post Johann Gottlob von Kurr’s The Mineral Kingdom, 1859 appeared first on Flashbak.
In 1966, Francis Ford Coppola was working as a scriptwriter when he talked with fellow American director Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner (April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010)) about spy movies. The time was ripe with espionage plots. The James Bond films were hugely popular (Dr. No, 1962; From Russia with Love, 1963; … Continue reading "The Making of The Conversation – An Interview with Francis Ford Coppola, 1974" The post The Making of The Conversation – An Interview with Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 appeared first on Flashbak.
Alun CummingAmongst letters to their 16-year-old selves, writer Stephen King advises against taking recreational drugs. Musician Alice Cooper has words of romance – “Trashy girls are exciting for about five minutes… Keep your eye out for a good-lookin’ church girl. Then you’ll have the best of both worlds”. And the actress Gillian Anderson says, “You … Continue reading "Dear Me: Letters by Famous Faces to Their Teenage Selves" The post Dear Me: Letters by Famous Faces to Their Teenage Selves appeared first on Flashbak.
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Nobody opens a Stephen King novel expecting to see a reflection of the real world. Then again, as those who get hooked on his books can attest, never is his work ever wholly detached from reality. Time and time again, he delivers lurid visions of the macabre, grotesque, and bizarre, but they always work most […]
Despite his one-time friend and mentor Sigmund Freud’s enormous impact on Western self-understanding, I would argue it is Carl Jung who is still most with us in our communal practices: from his focus on introversion and extroversion to his view of syncretic, intuitive forms of spirituality and his indirect influence on 12-Step programs. But Jung’s journey to […]
Pourquoi mourir pour Donetsk? Britain's young might well wonder
