A large inland lake located in the desert of southeastern California within the low-lying Salton Trough.
The Salton Sea is one of the most unusual geographic features in the United States, a large inland lake located in the desert of southeastern California within the low-lying Salton Trough. Today it appears to be a natural lake, but in reality it was accidentally created in 1905 when floodwaters from the Colorado River broke through
More to report on here in early 2026.
These guys were a mosaic artist based in Philadelphia who completed more than 200 murals; a songwriter that composed for Madonna, Bangles, Cyndi Lauper, etc; an actor in movies like Revenge of the Nerds series, The Tommyknockers, Escape from L.A, and TV like Kung Fu, Bonanza, etc; and a hairdresser, disco musician and performer.
I’ve never smoked, but have been exposed to the cigarette advertising all my life.
Vintage cigarette art traces a long, revealing arc through modern visual culture, beginning in the late nineteenth century when cigarettes first became mass-produced consumer goods and packaging itself emerged as a primary artistic surface. Early cigarette art was rooted in the traditions of Victorian illustration, chromolithography, and ornamental typography, with packs and cartons designed to convey luxury, exoticism, and credibility.
Their story begins in Alpine in the late 2000s, when Brent Christensen, a local resident and father, built a small ice structure in his front yard simply to entertain his children during the long Utah winter.
The Ice Castles associated with Alpine, Utah occupy a special place in the story of modern winter attractions because they originated there, even though the large public installations later moved nearby. Their story begins in Alpine in the late 2000s, when Brent Christensen, a local resident and father, built a small ice structure in his front yard simply to entertain his children during the long Utah winter.
Four more losses to reflect on here, early in 2026.
These guys were in movies such Bullitt, True Grit, M*A*S*H, and the Godfather; was a country record producer, songwriter, and guitarist; was a professional quarterback for 18 seasons in the NFL; and a vocalist, actor, composer, photographer, and a founding member of The 5th Dimension.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Aleister Crowley was born Edward Alexander Crowley on October 12, 1875, in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, into a wealthy and intensely religious Plymouth Brethren family. His father, Edward Crowley, was a successful brewer turned lay preacher whose death in 1887 profoundly affected the young Crowley, fostering both a lifelong rebellion against evangelical Christianity and an obsessive engagement with religion in transformed, esoteric forms.
The photographs are marked by a kind of collaborative stillness, suggesting that Bellocq had earned not only access but trust.
E. J. Bellocq occupies a singular place in the cultural and photographic history of New Orleans, a figure who lived much of his life in obscurity yet left behind a body of work so haunting, so intimate, and so improbably preserved that it has since come to define the visual memory of Storyville. Born John Ernest Joseph Bellocq on 03-01-1873 in New Orleans to a French Creole family of some means,
Danish artist Thomas Dambo, has been erecting his monuments to nature in botanical gardens and arboretums across the world.
Thomas Dambo is a Danish artist best known for his large-scale sculptures made from recycled wood and other discarded materials, works that combine environmental activism with mythic storytelling. Born in Odense, Denmark, in 1979,
Their home doubles as a workshop where papier-mâché, painting, sanding, photography, pattern-making, graphic design, and illustration blend seamlessly with daily life.
Johanna Parker Design is a cottage-based creative studio in Colorado run by artist Johanna Parker and her husband, JP d’Andrimont. Their home doubles as a workshop where papier-mâché, painting, sanding, photography, pattern-making, graphic design, and illustration blend seamlessly with daily life. Johanna’s love of art and vintage whimsy, deeply influenced by her Halloween birthdate, gave rise to her signature “spooky-sweet” style, which first gained recognition through grinning black cats and
…and four more have passed away, early Fall 2025
These men have sang for the Turtles and Flo & Eddie; was a trailblazing Italian clothes designer; won two World Series with the Baltimore Orioles, and later managed a winning World Series team; and was the Nashville pedal-steel “Man of Steel”, playing for Waylon Jennings and countless others.
