Historical Slang We Love from the ‘Oxford English Dictionary’
All hail the silver fox of dictionaries. The Oxford English Dictionary turns 130 today. The first published installment of the definitive dictionary was printed back in 1884. The OED took more than 40 years to reach completion — all 400,000 plus words and phrases in 10 volumes. One thing that makes the OED special is its inclusion of historical (and modern) slang. Endangered, archaic words need love too, so we’ve picked a few of our favorites from the OED and its family of dictionaries. Feel free to share the old-timey words you can’t live without, below. … Read More
12 Curious Vintage Sex Books
With Valentine’s Day approaching, love is in the air. Ignoring the whole corporate manufactured holiday thing, we can’t think of a better way to get you in the mood for love than with a fun, vintage book about sex. Part curious time capsule, part laugh riot, these guides are sure to charm. Head past the break to indulge in some good old-fashioned loving between the pages of these sexy (and chuckle-worthy) manuals. … Read More
Karl Lagerfeld’s Glamorous Illustrations for ‘The Allure of Chanel’
You could look at the deluxe edition of Paul Morand’s The Allure of Chanel as the proper culmination of the writer’s work, since this was his final book and the subject was fellow French Nazi collaborator Coco Chanel. Or, you could look past that and appreciate one of the best French authors of his time writing intimately about one of the most influential women of the 20th century. If you can do that, then you’ll surely appreciate this latest edition, which features gorgeous illustrations by Karl Lagerfeld — some of which you can take a look at below. … Read More
Rebecca Mead’s ‘My Life in Middlemarch’: What Does It Mean to Want to Live in a Book?
I have often said that I’d like to live in a book, but I’m sort of lying. Much as I love books, I confess that it sounds rather boring, the idea of living in and through just one. The confines of one plot strike me as too predictable and too confined. … Read More
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