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In 1984, Melanie turned 18. Margaret Thatcher was prime Minister and the UK was mired by the seismic Miners’ Strike (here, here, here and here). Home to Leeds for the Christmas holidays, Melanie’s daughter Victoria Gill was going through her stuff when she spotted two old boxes of photos under the bed. She found … Continue reading "Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984" The post Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984 appeared first on Flashbak.
“You can’t lump all Americans together,” she points out. “The project emerged from this thought. Who lives in America? Who are we talking about when we refer to ‘the American’?” – Robin de Puys In 2015, Dutch photographer Robin de Puy drove 8,000 miles across the US on a Harley Davidson to discover Americans, … Continue reading "American: Robin de Puy’s Portraits of People of Notice" The post American: Robin de Puy’s Portraits of People of Notice appeared first on Flashbak.
Much has changed in Northern Ireland Mike Abrahams took these pictures, including the Good Friday Agreement and a return to power sharing. “I am not a news photographer,” says Abrahams to Cafe Royal, which has published a zine of his pictures of July 12 celebrations, “there are many of my colleagues who have pursued that … Continue reading "July 12 in Northern Ireland, 1987–1998" The post July 12 in Northern Ireland, 1987–1998 appeared first on Flashbak.
American photographer Ralph Eugene Meatyard said that masks erased the differences between people. One day in 1958 or ’59, professional optician and “dedicated amateur” photographer Ralph Eugene Meatyard (May 15, 1925 – May 7, 1972) bought a few dozen masks in a branch of Woolworths in Lexington, Kentucky. “He immediately liked their properties,” … Continue reading "Ralph Eugene Meatyard : Masks And Dolls" The post Ralph Eugene Meatyard : Masks And Dolls appeared first on Flashbak.
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In 1984, Melanie turned 18. Margaret Thatcher was prime Minister and the UK was mired by the seismic Miners’ Strike (here, here, here and here). Home to Leeds for the Christmas holidays, Melanie’s daughter Victoria Gill was going through her stuff when she spotted two old boxes of photos under the bed. She found … Continue reading "Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984" The post Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984 appeared first on Flashbak.
In Search of Homer and the meeting of like minds
‘Strike’ by Sarah E. Bond review JamesHoare Tue, 06/17/2025 - 08:00
Jealous, vengeful, cruel, foreign, and with a fondness for snakes, Olympias has often been portrayed as a malevolent figure. More than two thousand years after she lived and died, it is impossible to know what she was actually like, but the actions of the mother of Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) were rarely without […]
