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27 Raw Images That Document The Birth Of The Blues

No one person created the blues. It was a sound born from slaves on plantations, shaped in prison chain gangs, and turned into a new style of music on the back porches of poor, African-American homes in the late 1800s. In the 1930s, folklorists John, Alan, and Ruby Lomax traveled...

By Mark Oliver • Apr 22, 2017

27 Raw Images That Document The Birth Of The Blues

No one person created the blues. It was a sound born from slaves on plantations, shaped in prison chain gangs, and turned into a new style of music on the back porches of poor, African-American homes in the late 1800s. In the 1930s, folklorists John, Alan, and Ruby Lomax traveled...

By Mark Oliver • April 22, 2017

47 Photos Of Queen Elizabeth II Way Before She Looked Like Your Grandmother

From her World War 2 service to her coronation, these photos of a young Queen Elizabeth II capture her transformation from princess to queen.

By John Kuroski • Apr 21, 2017

47 Photos Of Queen Elizabeth II Way Before She Looked Like Your Grandmother

From her World War 2 service to her coronation, these photos of a young Queen Elizabeth II capture her transformation from princess to queen.

By John Kuroski • April 21, 2017

These Candid Shots Of 1960s Soviet Youth Might Surprise You

In the 1960s, many Americans imagined life behind the Iron Curtain as drab and depressing. But when LIFE magazine photographer Bill Eppridge photographed young people for an issue on the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, he found that simmering with the Soviets was actually a pretty great time. It...

By All That's Interesting • Apr 20, 2017

These Candid Shots Of 1960s Soviet Youth Might Surprise You

In the 1960s, many Americans imagined life behind the Iron Curtain as drab and depressing. But when LIFE magazine photographer Bill Eppridge photographed young people for an issue on the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, he found that simmering with the Soviets was actually a pretty great time. It...

By All That's Interesting • April 20, 2017

29 Celebrities With Their Stunt Double Doppelgängers

With the rise of online streaming services, the film industry increasingly depends on high-impact visual effects to get people into theaters. Even if seldom-acknowledged, stunt doubles play an essential part in ensuring that audiences receive the action they anticipate. After all, you can’t do everything with CGI (and trust us,...

By Erin Kelly • Apr 19, 2017

29 Celebrities With Their Stunt Double Doppelgängers

With the rise of online streaming services, the film industry increasingly depends on high-impact visual effects to get people into theaters. Even if seldom-acknowledged, stunt doubles play an essential part in ensuring that audiences receive the action they anticipate. After all, you can’t do everything with CGI (and trust us,...

By Erin Kelly • April 19, 2017

What The World’s Former Olympic Sites Looked Like After We Abandoned Them

A great deal of preparation and construction go into hosting the Olympic Games — but in many instances, the structures built only await dilapidation following the events’ close. Given the competition, cost, and sacrifices involved in creating and preparing spaces for the elite athletic ritual, the sight of since-abandoned Olympic...

By Erin Kelly • Apr 17, 2017

What The World’s Former Olympic Sites Looked Like After We Abandoned Them

A great deal of preparation and construction go into hosting the Olympic Games — but in many instances, the structures built only await dilapidation following the events’ close. Given the competition, cost, and sacrifices involved in creating and preparing spaces for the elite athletic ritual, the sight of since-abandoned Olympic...

By Erin Kelly • April 17, 2017

27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public

Famed for his rapier wit as much as his ill-temperament, Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken rose to national prominence as a journalist and correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. A student of Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain, Mencken was a detractor of representative democracy, religion, and social norms, and thus stood in...

By Alexander Baldwin • Apr 16, 2017

27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public

Famed for his rapier wit as much as his ill-temperament, Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken rose to national prominence as a journalist and correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. A student of Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain, Mencken was a detractor of representative democracy, religion, and social norms, and thus stood in...

By Alexander Baldwin • April 16, 2017

What 19th Century French Artists Thought The Year 2000 Would Look Like

If you were a French dandy living at the cusp of the 20th century, the future looked bright. How bright? Read on to find out.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 12, 2017

What 19th Century French Artists Thought The Year 2000 Would Look Like

If you were a French dandy living at the cusp of the 20th century, the future looked bright. How bright? Read on to find out.

By Erin Kelly • April 12, 2017

25 Soviet Propaganda Posters From The Height Of The Cold War

These vintage Soviet propaganda posters represent the peak of Cold War iconography and state-sponsored manipulation.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 11, 2017

25 Soviet Propaganda Posters From The Height Of The Cold War

These vintage Soviet propaganda posters represent the peak of Cold War iconography and state-sponsored manipulation.

By Savannah Cox • April 11, 2017

33 Rare Photos By Francis Frith Of Egypt From The Mid-1800s

See Francis Frith's pioneering photos of the Middle East of the 19th century.

By Kellen Perry • Apr 8, 2017

33 Rare Photos By Francis Frith Of Egypt From The Mid-1800s

See Francis Frith's pioneering photos of the Middle East of the 19th century.

By Kellen Perry • April 8, 2017

44 Stunning Photos Of China Before Its Communist Transformation

Haunting images of the Qing dynasty Chinese culture and society that the nation's leaders wiped out after the communist revolution.

By Mark Oliver • Apr 6, 2017

44 Stunning Photos Of China Before Its Communist Transformation

Haunting images of the Qing dynasty Chinese culture and society that the nation's leaders wiped out after the communist revolution.

By Mark Oliver • April 6, 2017