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The HIPPY capital: Paul Wade immerses himself in Haight-Ashbury | Travel News | Travel | Daily Express

Your immodest media whore and blog host Stan Flouride in the UK Daily Express on Friday, 2 Sep 2016 Half a century after the summer of love, PAUL WADE meets local historian Stan Flouride and visits the most colourful district in … Continue reading

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BBC – Culture – The secret libraries of history

After news emerged about an underground reading room in Damascus, Fiona Macdonald discovers the places where writing has been hidden for centuries. I am proud to have my name on a book rescued from destruction by religious fanatics in Timbuktu. … Continue reading

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1970s Time Capsule House For Sale

This Framingham, Massachusetts gem is a time capsule of that hideous* era of early 70s interior design. It has been modernized with wifi and such but still retains that amazing style. *If you lived through the 70s you’re probably glad … Continue reading

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Someday Funnies XVI

This gallery contains 39 photos.

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Baby Pete Seeger, 1921

 May 1921. Washington, D.C. “Charles Seeger, a composer, is a brother of Alan Seeger, the war poet. His wife is a distinguished violinist.” And their baby boy will grow up to be folk legend Pete Seeger. Ethnomusicologist Charles Seeger, seated … Continue reading

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Personal Sketches Of Harry Potter By J.K. Rowling 

Some of Rowling’s early illustrations are already well-known, such as a picture of Harry as a baby, which was included in an annotated first edition that sold in 2013 for £150,000 ($198,472).    

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World’s oldest needle found in Siberian cave that stitches together human history

The 7 cm (2 ¾”) needle was made and used by our long extinct Denisovan ancestors, a recently-discovered hominin species or subspecies. Scientists found the sewing implement – complete with a hole for thread – during the annual summer archeological dig … Continue reading

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A full-bodied cabernet sauvignon

Came across this at Grocery Outlet on Geary Blvd. today:

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How San Francisco’s hippy explosion shaped the modern world | Culture | The Guardian

This is another article about the V&A exhibit of which I am to be a part this September and though I am quoted twice in the first paragraph my name is never mentioned.   You Say You Want a Revolution, … Continue reading

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Tiffany Baze’s Make-up Should Keep You Up at Night

Okay, here is 17 year-old Tiffany wearing her regular look. A nice looking, very pretty young lady. Like many young women her age she is obsessed with make-up. Unlike the rest, she is a twisted genius. Try to remember that picture is … Continue reading

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