Dr. Seuss, the German-American cartoonist and author, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, is well-known for his children’s books but not so much his political cartoons. For two years, starting in 1941, Geisel worked as a political cartoonist for the liberal New York newspaper PM, creating … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Tyrone Power
May 5th, 1914- Tyrone Power a true matinee idol & one of the most beautiful men to ever appear in American films or on Broadway. He was a major star at 20th Century Fox where he fought for & … [Read more...]
Photo News II: RIP Glenn Edward McDuffie
The sailor in this iconic ‘kiss’ photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, that symbolized the end of WWII, has died at 86. … [Read more...]
War Photography + Vintage Comics Project by Billy Butcher
Flashback 1940: Gas Masks for Babies
War: Not Always Hell
This photo from the December 2002 issue of B&W magazine was taken in 1944 by Horace Bristol, a member of a Navy unit of photographers who wound up on a plane rescuing people from Rabaul Bay in Papua New Guinea. “We got a call to pick up an airman who was down in the Bay," … [Read more...]
Doesn’t Make a Lick of Sense
Alan Turing, the cutie who cracked German codes during WWII and in doing so saved Britain from defeat, is being honored as one of the folks in the UK's "Britons of Distinction" series of … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga saves the day
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