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Nov 1, 2019
Trick or treat?
The evolution of Halloween costumes through the decades The origins of the Halloween celebration go back over 2,000 years ago. Every...
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Oct 18, 2019
Meet the legendary "Unsinkable Sam"
Let me introduce you the cat who survived 3 sinking ships! It is said that cats have nine lives. If so, there has been one very lucky in...
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Sep 9, 2019
Take me to the "Festival del Cinema Ritrovato"
The XXXIV edition of The Cinema Ritrovato Festival confirms itself as a cult event for cinephiles and old movies lovers. If someone asked...
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Jun 8, 2019
The legend of the Orient Express
Once upon a time there where central stations manned by porters carrying multiple Louis Vuitton travel trunks to private carriage on a...
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Apr 9, 2019
A pretty 116 year-old sewing machine
One of the sweetest memories of my childhood, that I still have vivid on my mind, is the perfume of the original dried lavender I could...
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Mar 21, 2019
History for sale
New York City’s iconic Chrysler Building is selling for $ 150 million One of the most recognizable Art Deco building of New York City is...
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Oct 26, 2018
The George Grantham Bain Collection
Taking photos is a hobby that seems to involve many people nowadays. Instagram is full of talented photographers who, thanks to their...
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Sep 16, 2018
A 126 years old family Business
The old sewing machine my grandmother passed me down I consider one of those focal points that make the difference in every home...
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Aug 28, 2018
A pioneer fashion and lifestyle magazine
It is funny what you can find in an old dusty box ... On an ordinary day, during a hot summer holiday at my grandmother's house, I...
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Jul 17, 2018
Downtown LA rocking the silent movies era
Downtown LA has been the favourite spot for Hollywood industry's silent movies stars since the 1920s. Hollywood has always been...
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Jun 10, 2018
The time-capsule apartment
I well remember the first time I read about this story: I was sitting in a bar drinkig a delicious cup of cappuccino, with the...
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May 10, 2018
The Art Deco movement
Art Deco can be described as "an assertively modern style that ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than...
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Mar 18, 2018
"Hello, we received your message ... after 132 years!"
One of the greatest memories from my childhood’s summer vacations are the long walk along the promenade with mum and dad taking my hands....
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Dec 20, 2017
... Walking in a winter Wonderland
"A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight ... Walking in a winter wonderland" What’s Christmas without festive lightings? I cannot imagine...
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Sep 28, 2017
When the private becomes public ...
At the end of the XIX Century, the use of advertising posters exploded. These forms of advertisement were not just intended to market a...
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Feb 5, 2017
The mysterious little box
“Through knowledge of the secrets of makeup gives you the power to alter your appearance in a most surprising way. If you study your type...
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Dec 25, 2016
An old Christmas card
“There’s an old Christmas card in an old dusty trunk And it brings back sweet memories dear to me ’Though it’s faded and worn, it’s as...
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Nov 7, 2016
Women who followed their dreams: Amelia Earhart
There have been women in history to which we owe most of the status we have reached today. These reckless women who fought against...
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