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Photographs of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from the late 1940s

Por Andrés Pascual Siempre que se pueda, hay que regresar: si hijo, al seno materno; si el asunto es de abandono de la actividad una vez noble y engrandecedora de la personalidad nacional, al recuerdo de tiempos mejores e imperecederos La España moderna, como decimos en Cuba, "está bien despachada": con la guerra a la Fiesta Brava se desnudó la que "debe cuidarse de la otra España"; la representación máxima de una tradición indisolublemente ligada a la identidad nacional, sacrificada por... tanto legado cultural de relieve, muestra del valor y el estoicismo individual como reflejo del coraje popular, está acosada por partidos y grupos, tan fieros contra los valores tradicionales, que pretenden cambiar hasta la esencia varonil del español historico para presentar al país como una extensión "amanerada" de las nuevas tendencias decadentes, que controlan, por imposiciones políticas, hasta la forma de comportarse en cuanto a orientación sexual desenfrenada. Contra los toros y por el

Por Andrés Pascual Piense en esto, los mexicanos no hablan tanto de escuelas "ni la cabeza de un guanajo", le salen pa'rriba a cualquiera, le caen a tranca y, ganen o pierdan, no permiten que el fanático desperdicie ni el tiempo ni el dinero, por eso tienen tanta demanda en el boxeo: por eso gustan; por eso, desde hace rato, son la 2da potencia boxística y han coqueteado con la primera durante años… El viernes pasado El Gallo Estrada (39-3, 26 KO's), a pesar de lesionar su mano derecha desde el 2do round, no dejó que Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (47-5-1, 42 KO's) pusiera los pies en el suelo y ganó la faja supermosca del CMB, así se hace la historia, así se gana y así demuestra un peleador de grandes ternas que serlo significa algo. El Gallo debe ser uno de los mejores l x l de la actualidad, es una injusticia no colocarlo en este casillero donde algunos no caben...y los "cañonean". Regis Prograis le dio una verdadera entrada de golpes al campeón Kiryl Relikh, que le dio como quiso a Rancés

In 1974, after a rough few years, Jean Seberg was asked in an interview how she was coping, “I’m feeling around,” she said, “if you want to know what I’ll be doing ten years from now. I couldn’t say. It’s like asking a woman whether she’ll be graceful at 45… Six years later, aged … Continue reading "The Life of Jean Seberg in Pictures"

Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, was only thirteen when her father died of influenza in 1918. Her family subsequently moved to Los Angeles and already learning to dance it wasn’t long before she also took up acting. In 1923 she started dancing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre … Continue reading "“The Only Good Girl in Hollywood” – Pictures of the Beautiful Myrna Loy"

“Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world’s view of us.” ― Virginia Woolf, Orlando This great photograph shows students protesting the high school dress code that banned slacks for girls in Brooklyn … Continue reading "The Girl Suspended For Wearing Pants – New York City, 1942"

This album from Spanish photographer Manel Armengol features some of his photographs of a trip to New York City in the 1970s, particularly in 1977 and 1978. As Manel walked the streets, his eye focused on architecture, street scenes, young people, old people, cars, trucks, streets and parks. By Manuel Armengol. Buy his books … Continue reading "On The Streets of New York City – 1977-1978"

Tod Papageorge’s Kodachrome photographs of New York City were taken in 1966 and 1967. We see people idling in parks, window displays and life on the streets. The bright, bold colors capture the city’s luminosity. The series of images Papageorge called Dr. Blankman’s New York, the name rooted in his image of Dr S.H. Blankman’s … Continue reading "New York in Kodachrome (1966-1967)"

I’ll Take Manhattan Summer journeys to Niagara and to other places Aggravate all our cares, we’ll save our fares I’ve a cozy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan We’ll settle down right here in town We’ll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island too It’s lovely going through the zoo It’s very … Continue reading "Marvellous Photographs of Manhattan in 1936"

These views of Paris, taking in that apogee of civilisation Notre Dame Cathedral, were made circa 1920 by photographer by Pierre-Yves Petit, aka ‘Yvon’ (1886–1969). On Monday April 15 2019, a fire ripped through Notre Dame. The structure still stands but the damage has been huge. Yvon stole money from his father to … Continue reading "Views of Notre Dame and Paris – 1920"

"My dear Lydia Lova - You will not remember me but I remember you so well..."

Celebrity beach scenes have taken many forms over the years, from the wickedly salacious to the silly to the tawdry to the tabloid. The stylized pin-ups of the 40s; the famously languid beach kiss in From Here to Eternity; Hitchcock’s technicolor Riviera in To Catch a Thief; 60’s teen beach party movies, from Gidget to Beach Blanket … Continue reading "Classic Celebrity Beach Photos: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, The Rolling Stones & More"

Marilyn Monroe loved being photographed with her pert nose in a book.