Caught spelunking in the archives of Present /&/ Correct, Things magazine directs our attention to the highlights of four years of visually alluring used books spotted at markets but not necessarily adopted and given a new home. Though I can never quite work up the courage to ask to take just a picture of books, pottery, naรฏve art or postcards (or sneak one without asking), the dilemma of space and the grief I’ll get when I pretend that it just followed me home is something that I can definitely relate to.
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Via Miss Cellania , we are directed to the rather compelling 1961 biblical epic (overshadowed by others in the genre) directed by Richard ... -
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The unusual triplicate name of the wine region of Montefiascone in Lazio (Latium) originated in a possibly apocryphal legend from the twelf... -
The first glass jar of the cocoa hazelnut spread by the confectionary manufacturer Ferrero left the factory in Alba on this day in 1964 and... -
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Having a distinct and confused memory of the redacted Ewoks on the reverse of Kenner’s action figure packaging teased ahead of the relea... -
Proclaimed on this day in 1994 and officially adopted and flown for the first time a week later by president F W de Klerk (Nelson Mandel...