Silly Symphonies – The Cookie Carnival (1935)

The old Disney classics are such an inspiration for me. Like this one.

“An experimental exploration of the commodified representation of romantic love in popular culture, and the relationship between the still and moving image, using digital image morphing to animate romance novel cover illustrations as a dance of unrealized desire. This cyclical movement is segmented into a minimalist narrative by short passages quoted from romance novels.” via

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‘Too Marvelous for Words’ musical number from the film ‘Ready, Willing, and Able’ from 1937 with Ruby Keeler and Lee Dixon. The chorus girl keys are brilliant!

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This video of Marilyn Monroe smoking a joint was
just sold to a collector for $275,000. (via)

A rare historical recording of the voice of Florence Nightingale, ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ and a pioneering nurse, writer, and noted statistician. It was recorded on Edison’s Parafine Wax Cylinder, on July 30th, 1890.

Esmeralda’s dance from the 1956’s French movie Notre Dame de Paris (with Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, and Alain Cuny).

These shocking and occasionally uplifting headlines summarise but a few of the major historic events that have occurred since newspapers became popular and accessible to people worldwide.

Extraordinary headlines such as these are incredibly powerful, thanks in large part to their brevity: in just a few short words, each conveys a message of history-changing significance to a potentially huge audience. (via)

July 22, 1941. The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam to get a good look at the bride and groom. It’s the only time Anne Frank has ever been captured on film.

The only existing film footage of Anne Frank has been uploaded to YouTube by the Anne Frank House. The Amsterdam museum is hoping to bring attention to Anne’s story and diaries and reach a new generation who may be unfamiliar with her story. (via)

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Before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts, your parents
(and grandparents) were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super awesome.

Check out My Parents Were Awesome!

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