Mug shots of female criminals from early 20th century Australia
Alice Adeline Cooke was convicted of bigamy. Aged 24, Alice had several aliases and at least two husbands. Intriguing mug shots of female criminals, taken…
Author: Paul Gallagher Archives: 10/2013
‘Stephen King without a conscience’: The only known TV interview with horror writer Richard Laymon
Ah, but doesn’t it always seem to be the quiet one who turns out to be the serial killer? You know, the quiet one with…
Polaroids from the sets of ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Taxi Driver,’ ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ and more
Hunter S. Thompson and Bill Murray from Where the Buffalo Roam. Polaroid photographs are used by make-up artists, costume designers, props, and set designers to…
Help stop the trade of live animals as keychain / lucky charms in China
AVAAZ.org have a petition to stop the sale of living animals as keychain/lucky charm. The petition calls on the United Nations to: …demand the Chinese…
Elvis Presley screen test, 1956
1956 was a good year for Elvis Presley. He was young, good-looking, could sing, and wasn’t yet binging on those peanut butter, banana and bacon…
‘Dandy’: Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld and Nina Hagen make an art house film
Loosely based on Voltaire’s satire Candide, Peter Semple’s Dandy hangs together around a selection of seemingly unconnected scenes featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hagen,…