Tag: history

Culture

Duncan MacPherson the Artist

Duncan Ian Macpherson is considered one of Canada's best political cartoonists. He received the highest honors bestowed for an editorial cartoonist; the ORDER OF CANADA, the Royal Academy

Culture

Sexist Vintage Ads

We always seem to think that things were better in the old days. Ask women how they were portrayed in ads in the past. Were they good times?

Entertainment

Warren Harding

This has to be the line of the week. “That imbecile is going to be the next president of the United States.” The imbecile in question is Warren

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Vulcan Alberta

Yes Virginia, there is a Vulcan. It's located in Alberta, Canada. Canada also has William Shatner. The town was named in 1915 by a surveyor for the Canadian

Entertainment

Don’t Forget to Vote

Your vote counts. Don't let them tell you otherwise. If you don't like the situation that you are in right now. Vote!

Culture

Elektra Got Their Mojo Working

Mojo has their Mojo working this month. Celebrating the little record outfit Elektra that went on to produce for them perhaps the greatest American band, The Doors.

Entertainment

I Have Never Drawn PEANUTS for Children

The success of the Peanuts can be pinned down to one letter written to a fan of Peanuts in 1977. In the letter Charles Schulz tells David Desmond

Sandbox Stories

Charlie Chaplin Time Traveler Revealed

The world is abuzz with the latest Charlie Chaplin time traveler using a cell phone found in a previously unreleased footage of Chaplin’s 1928 film ‘The Circus’.

Culture

Copying

In Praise of Copying by Marcus Boon. A very interesting free read. Go ahead and copy. Copying seems to manifest as a pressing issue at moments where there

Culture

Madless Men Sunday One

A weekly Sunday look at the 60's advertising age. Since Mad Men went off the air till next season, here is a way to celebrate the series with