G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1158
February 13, 2013
But you don’t talk to me, my darling?
A. Foa (?), from La...
But you don’t talk to me, my darling?
A. Foa (?), from La petite arlésienne (The little woman from Arles), by Maxime Valoris, Paris, 1875.
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The nyckelharpa is the most ethereal of instruments, nearly...
The nyckelharpa is the most ethereal of instruments, nearly lost to the world but kept safe in a small region of Sweden.
This reminds me of some one I know .
This reminds me of some one I know .
Dr. Emily (Jennings) Howard Stowe - No Canadian college would...
Dr. Emily (Jennings) Howard Stowe - No Canadian college would accept a woman student, so she enrolled at the New York Medical College for Women and on her graduation in 1867 set up a practice in Toronto. She was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine in Canada, although she was not licensed until 1880. Emily Stowe’s struggle to enter the medical profession caused her to organize the Woman’s Medical College, Toronto, in 1883.
THIS IS AMAZING!!!
The Postmodern Jukebox Band -Jazz Age version...
THIS IS AMAZING!!!
The Postmodern Jukebox Band -Jazz Age version of Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop”
February 12, 2013
Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921) was an American adventurer who,...
Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921) was an American adventurer who, on her 63rd birthday, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. After her husband died in the civil war she tried several jobs and locales. She made the plunge as a way to financially secure her later years. She briefly earned money speaking about her experience but her manager absconded with the barrel and her savings. She then attempted a novel and worked as a clairvoyant … but died in poverty.
Tilda Swinton as Orlando photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for...
Tilda Swinton as Orlando photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for Vogue, July 1993
