Vì sao có biệt danh “anh hai Sài Gòn” ? _ GXNC
Anh Hai Sài Gòn là cách gọi vui, thân mật, nhưng cũng thể hiện tính cách phóng khoáng, dám làm dám chịu của dân Sài Gòn nói riêng và Nam bộ nói chung. Vì sao lại là Anh Hai chứ…
Những giai thoại thú vị về cuộc đời thi sĩ Bùi Giáng _ GXNC
Cuộc đời Bùi Giáng dường như luôn được bao phủ lên bởi vô số những giai thoại ly kỳ, bất kỳ một tình tiết, câu chuyện nào liên quan đến “kỳ nhân” Bùi Giáng và các tác phẩm của ông…
Tính cách của người “Sài Gòn ngày xưa” qua những mẩu chuyện ngắn được người xưa kể lại _ GXNC
Lâu nay, trong nhiều bài νiết, tính ᴄáᴄh ᴄủa người Sài Gòn, ᴄả xưa νà nay, đều đượᴄ nhiều người mô tả là nồng hậu, thân thiện, hiếu kháᴄh, νui νẻ, dễ ᴄhịu, hào sảng νà phóng khoáng, thẳng thắn…
Vintage Photos Capture People Wearing Masks During the Great Smog in the 1950s
In early December 1952, a thick layer of smog–a combination of cold weather, windless conditions, and sulfurous acidic smoke arising from the abundant use of coal–settled over the British capital. As London had already been infamous for its heavy fog,…
Street Scenes of London in 1963
The Sixties was such a creative time in London with Beatlemania raging, Ian Fleming‘s James Bond making it to the big screen in 1962 and the first episode of Doctor Who airing in 1963. Have you ever wondered what it was like…
“On the Buses, Devon, 1970” Photo Series by Norman Craig
Devon is a county in South West England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the north-east and Dorset to the east….
Vintage Photos of the Old Billingsgate Fish Market in the City of London
Old Billingsgate Market is the name given to what is now a hospitality and events venue in the City of London, based in the Victorian building that was originally Billingsgate Fish Market, the world’s largest fish market. The first Billingsgate…
Groovy Sixties: 24 Fabulous Photos Defined the 1960s Women’s Fashion_ uk
There’s no denying that the ’60s were one of the most impactful eras in fashion. Setting the tone for modern style, the decade revolutionised womenswear with bold colours, striking cuts and a rebelliously youthful attitude. So, it comes as no…
Brutus Fashion Photoshoots in the 1960s and 1970s
Brutus Jeans is a British clothing company founded in 1966 by brothers Keith and Alan Freedman, who were 18 and 17 years old at the time, respectively. The company started with one style of sweater and kept adding to the…
Some Color Snapshots of London From 1956 to 1958
These beautiful color pictures of the capital of England were taken by an amateur photographer, who was probably a Canadian. For more fascinating vintage photographs, take a look at Graeme Fernie’s brilliant Flickr site. Piccadilly Circus Landseer Lions, Trafalgar Square Cafe…