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Another Stupid Newsreel! I Hate The News.

The Whelk — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:10 -0800

We visited Weirdo Video back in 07 for propaganda films, but the YouTube channel has been steadily updating with yesterday's ephemera. Why not enjoy some vintage newsreels about STRIKES! SULTANS! SUEZ! SAN FRANSISCO! or some FITNESS FADS!

A Monument Devoted To The Best In Music, Photoplay And Theatrical Arts

the man of twists and turns — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:40:36 -0800

"In 1911, the Saenger Brothers, Abe and Julian, operators of a drug business at Louisiana and Milam streets, decided to enter the amusement field. They were impressed with [Shreveport movie theatre operator E.V. Richards] and induced him to join them in their new field of endeavor ... In 1912 the Saenger Amusement Company was organized with Saenger Brothers, E.V. Richards and L. M. Ash as the stockholders. Richards continued as manager and an expansion policy was adopted which linked Texarkana, Monroe and Alexandria with Shreveport and thus formed the first Saenger chain of theatres in this area ... The company moved to New Orleans where the Strand Theatre, a building of magnificent modernity, was formally opened on July 4, 1917 ... In 1924 the company again inhaled deeply before exhaling a new record of expansion that established branches in 12 southern states. In 1926 and '27 further expansion took the company into Cuba, Jamaica, Panama and Costa Rica. During the expansion peak 320 theatres were involved in the holding company." Sadly, few remain. "We sell tickets to theaters, not movies." - Marcus Loew, a competitor Many of the theatres were designed by Emile Weil, in the Atmospheric style so popular at the time. Some are restored and operating: Hattiesburg, Pensacola, New Orleans, and others.

"Jack kept climbing beanstalks but none ever got him as high as that first one."

flex — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:43:24 -0800

fairy tales for twenty-somethings

TONGUES ON THINGS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TONGUES

The Whelk — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:07:31 -0800

Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure, from 1928, is considered to be one of the first pornographic cartoons. It is certainly one of the strangest (NSFW)

“Such excess of passion is quite out of fashion”

The Whelk — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:02:25 -0800

How To Dress Like Edward Gorey (And everyone he ever drew)

Say it's only a paper moon

Astro Zombie — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:47:06 -0800

Ukulele Ike. We know his quavering, tentative, high tenor voice from his voice work as Jiminy Cricket, but Cliff Edwards -- aka Ukulele Ike -- was much more than that. Wikipedia offers a brief introduction to the man, his life, his works, and his lonely death. But, to my tastes, the best introduction to this once hugely popular singer is the man's own voice (mp3 links).

Old Tokyo

plep — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 06:26:23 -0800

Old Tokyo. Photographs from the early decades of the twentieth century.