August 5, 1888:
Bertha Benz, with the help of her two sons, became the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance - 66 miles.
8.05.2015
4.11.2015
The Black Pope
"Yeah, well, I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid, hopefully. And I think we're all a bit of crazy if we do anything that's deviant. I've studied a great deal on deviance and aberrant behavior. Most of the interesting people I've ever met have been deviant in one form or another"
2.14.2015
George W. G. Ferris
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| The world's first Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. |
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| The world’s first Ferris wheel , in construction, for the Chicago world's fair. (1893) |
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| George W. G. Ferris, Jr. February 14, 1859 – November 22, 1896 |
George W. G. Ferris, Jr
February 14, 1859 - November 22, 1896
February 14, 1859 - November 22, 1896
...bthuilt the first Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair to prove that America could top the Eiffel Tower. During planning for the fair, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel offered to build a tower larger than the one he had built in Paris but the planning committee insisted the work be from American genius. The giant wheel had 36 cars that could hold 60 people for a total of 2,160 passengers at a time, and was as high as a 26 story building.
2.01.2015
The First Underwater Photo
The world's first underwater photo.
photographer: William Thompson
February 1893
photographer: William Thompson
February 1893
11.26.2014
Feed Your Head
November 26, 1865:
The first edition of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland is published.
Crimson Peak (2015)
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| Tom Hiddleston in Crimson Peak (2015) |
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Crimson Peak (2015)
director: Guillermo del Toro
cast: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam
trailer
director: Guillermo del Toro
cast: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam
trailer
11.17.2014
The Elizabethan Age
November 17, 1558:
The Elizabethan Age begins.
Just as Queen Mary I dies, Elizabeth I becomes Queen until her death in 1603.
Under her reign England becomes a major world power in every respect.
The English dominated at sea, with Elizabeth encouraging voyages of discovery, such as Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the world and Sir Walter Raleigh’s expeditions to the North American coast.
This "Golden Age" represented the apogee of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of poetry, music and literature. The era is most famous for theatre, as William Shakespeare and many others composed plays that broke free of England's past style of theatre.
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Royal Collection
The Elizabethan Age begins.
Just as Queen Mary I dies, Elizabeth I becomes Queen until her death in 1603.
Under her reign England becomes a major world power in every respect.
The English dominated at sea, with Elizabeth encouraging voyages of discovery, such as Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the world and Sir Walter Raleigh’s expeditions to the North American coast.
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| Sir Walter Raleigh's ship The Ark Royal (1587) illustrator: Claes Janszoon Visscher |
This "Golden Age" represented the apogee of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of poetry, music and literature. The era is most famous for theatre, as William Shakespeare and many others composed plays that broke free of England's past style of theatre.
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| Conjectural reconstruction of The Globe Theatre by C. Walter Hodges based on archeological and documentary evidence |
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Burghley House, Peterborough England’s Greatest Elizabethan House- 35 major rooms on the ground and 1st floors, 80 or more lesser rooms. %2Bof%2BQueen%2BElizabeth%2BI%2C%2BEnglish%2C%2B16th%2BC.%2BIn%2Bthe%2Bcollection%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDuke%2Bof%2BNorthumberland%2C%2BAlnwick%2BCastle%2C%2BNorthumberland%2C%2BGreat%2BBritain.jpg)  Elizabethan Fencing Doublet c.1580 featuring a protruding peascod waist Western European, Leather silk linen cotton |
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| Collar from the textile collection at Hardwick Hall. - 1592 |
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| Pair of mittens, c. 1600 - Embroidered in England, said to have been a gift from Elizabeth I to her maid of honor, Margaret Edgcumbe (1560-1648). Crimson velvet, white satin, embroidered with silver gilt thread, colored silks, beads, and spangles. IMAGE: Elizabethan gloves at the V&A Museum. |
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| Hot poking stick used to press Elizabethan ruffles. |
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10.23.2014
Utica Zombie Walk 2014
Despite some tremendous set-backs...the show must go on- and it did!
The 6th Annual Utica Zombie Walk was a success.
We got there after a mountain of trouble- and rocked the hell out of it!
We had yet to perform with so many young ones before, they were an enthusiastic crowd you could only wish for. I hope it sustains them until they are a bit older. Entertaining an audience with such diversity was a pleasure.
I am very grateful to those who helped us carry it off- a last minute drummer, a new bassist, friends and family that helped us with details that could not go unlooked. The past week was a lemon...we got lemonade.
- Miss Jayne
The 6th Annual Utica Zombie Walk was a success.
We got there after a mountain of trouble- and rocked the hell out of it!
We had yet to perform with so many young ones before, they were an enthusiastic crowd you could only wish for. I hope it sustains them until they are a bit older. Entertaining an audience with such diversity was a pleasure.
I am very grateful to those who helped us carry it off- a last minute drummer, a new bassist, friends and family that helped us with details that could not go unlooked. The past week was a lemon...we got lemonade.
- Miss Jayne
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| Jayne Dracula Utica Zombie Walk 2014 The Stanley Theatre photo: Scott Herb |
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| Jayne & Monster photo: Scott Herb |
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| Monster photo: Scott Herb |
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| Jayne Dracula Utica Zombie Walk 2014 photo: Scott Herb |
9.23.2014
Pilkington
Some people don't try to be funny, they just are.
Enjoy the wisdom of British TV personality Karl Pilkington.
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