Old Is The New New

Old Is The New New

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Entries Tagged as 'Found History'

Long Tails and Fat Butts

May 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I am enraptured with this graphic showing box office receipts from 1986 to 2008.

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Tags: Found History · Teaching · Visualization

More Matters of Great Historical Import

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Peeing dogs, Donkey Kong, lesbians, sitcoms, and gin.

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Tags: Found History

Weighty Historical Matters

April 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Beards, bots, and were they hot?

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Tags: Ben Franklin · Blogging · Canadian Content · Favorites · Found History

Robots Prepare To Torch Harry Houdini

March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Harry Houdini carries on Ben Franklin’s battle versus killer robots.

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Tags: Favorites · Found History · Robots · Robots Prepare To Torch Gene Autry

Damn Right Your Dad Drank It

January 18th, 2008 · 18 Comments

Closing the generation gap… with whisky, damnit.

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Tags: Canadian Content · Daddyhood · Favorites · Found History

You Be Oswald

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

This is strange and wonderful: Elderly people reenact iconic photos of the 20th Century. Barista‘s commentary is smart and generous too.

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Tags: Asides · Eye Candy · Found History

George Washington Puked Here

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Historical plaques to commemorate ephemeral and inconsequential moments.

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Tags: Found History