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“We may not be young, we may not be pretty, we may not be right good, but we’re here, we’re live and for one night only, we’re going for the Full Monty!” – The Full Monty, 1997 Men taking their clothes off has long been a source of amusement. While furtive, unblinking men … Continue reading "The Full Monty: Great Photos of Male Strippers At Work (NSFW)" The post The Full Monty: Great Photos of Male Strippers At Work (NSFW) appeared first on Flashbak.
“I feel that a people’s past, including their accomplishments, aspirations and failures, are reflected less in the faces of those who live in these neighborhoods than in the material, built environment in which they move and modify over time. ” – Camilo José Vergara Since 1980, Chilean-born photographer Camilo José Vergara has been marking … Continue reading "The Evolution of 178th St at Vyse Ave, South Bronx, NYC – 1980-2022" The post The Evolution of 178th St at Vyse Ave, South Bronx, NYC – 1980-2022 appeared first on Flashbak.
“A lot of my images are from Grand Central station for a project I did,” says reader Bill Antin. “I literally lived in the station for a year taking these images. It was my senior year photo thesis at the school of Visual Art in NYC. I spent many days and nights all over … Continue reading "A Year Living In Grand Central Station: A Photographer’s Pictures From 1978" The post A Year Living In Grand Central Station: A Photographer’s Pictures From 1978 appeared first on Flashbak.
“You know, I am fed up with how photography is often shown in a frame, and so we should invent new ways to show it, and performance is one way of doing that” – French artist Thomas Mailaender, creator of Illustrated People, 2015 Thomas Mailaender needed a favour. Having picked out a number … Continue reading "Illustrated People: Artist Burns Old Photos Onto Human Skin" The post Illustrated People: Artist Burns Old Photos Onto Human Skin appeared first on Flashbak.
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Beethoven’s nine symphonies stand out as towering giants in the symphonic world. From the humble beginnings of the First Symphony composed in 1800 to the gravity-defying Fifth Symphony (1808) to his ninth and final symphony (1824), each offers listeners a unique soundscape. He constantly pushed the boundaries of the symphonic form—as laid down by […]
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The Second Triumvirate was very different from the First Triumvirate, which saw Julius Caesar, Pompey Magnus, and Crassus, three of the most powerful men in Rome in 60 BCE, form a secret alliance to further their political agendas. The First Triumvirate would ultimately result in civil war. In contrast, the Second Triumvirate was formally […]