The socialist politician Aleister Crowley nominated as his successor
The name Tom Driberg might not mean much today, but Driberg was at the center of nearly every major political and cultural event during the…
History Archives: 04/2014
Berlin youth hostel decorated entirely with Communist stuff
Liking stuff is perilous and fraught with moral implications. For example, if one expresses a fondness for an artistic or design movement created under a…
Rats with wings: Surveillance drones of the early 20th century?
Julius Gustav Neubronner with carrier pigeon and camera While the reality of drone surveillance (not to mention warfare) often feels like the very cutting edge…
‘Stupid Club’: Thousands gather to grieve for Kurt Cobain in Seattle park, 1994
As we near the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death–the Nirvana leader killed himself on April 5, 1994–this morning the Seattle Police Department released two…
London Underground: Early counterculture doc with Paul McCartney, Allen Ginsberg, Pink Floyd
Granada Television produced this fascinating TV time capsule “It’s So Far Out It’s Straight Down” as a special part of their Scene at 6:30 series.…