“I wanted to see what was hiding behind the prescribed official false optimism. I was looking for the truth in the inner realm of people’s lives.” – Ute Mahler, photographs of communist East Germany     Between 1972 and 1988, Ute Mahler repeatedly turned her camera on the people around her. “I wanted to find … Continue reading "Ute Mahler Shows Us The Real East Germany" The post Ute Mahler Shows Us The Real East Germany appeared first on Flashbak.

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Established in 1935, Unit 731 was officially known as the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army. Under the Imperial Japanese government, the unit worked to develop biological and chemical weapons and performed cruel and frequently fatal tests on detainees throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and World War II. These […]

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The invention of cornflakes is a curious story, tangled in a history of religious fervor, radical health reform, commercial success, and a decades-long feud between two brothers. Born in the kitchens of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Michigan, cornflakes began life as part of a strict dietary regimen designed to curb vice and promote physical […]