Category Archives: Pop Culture

Vintage Halloween Cards from Tuck Postcards (1900s) on Cards, Home Decor, Shirts and More [Shopping & Gifts]

Vintage Halloween Cards from Tuck Postcards (1900s) on Cards, Home Decor, Shirts and More [Shopping & Gifts] Available exclusively fromDouglasEWelch.com/shop/halloween Also available on throw blankets, pillows, tops, tees, iPhone cases and much more! *Redbubble has discounts when purchasing multiple items … Continue reading

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Browse “The Art of Luca” Book Online [Shared]

I love these books from Pixar and Disney. but they can be very expensive, so it is great to be able to leaf through them online. – Douglas This vibrant volume is an exclusive look behind the scenes of Disney … Continue reading

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The customers who repeatedly buy doomed products via The Hustle [Shared]

Are there customers that nearly ALWAYS make the wrong decisions about new products? There might be. In this article, The Hustle dives into who they might be and what they might mean to companies. – Douglas The customers who repeatedly … Continue reading

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Beastly Clues: T. S. Eliot, Torquemada, and the Modernist Crossword via The Public Domain Review [Shared]

Who would have thought that the humble crossword puzzle would have been seen as evil and useless as today’s video games back when they were invented. It only goes to show that everything old is new again and one generation … Continue reading

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In Our Time: Colette on Apple Podcasts [Audio] [Books] [History]

In Our Time: Colette on Apple Podcasts Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the outstanding French writers of the twentieth century. The novels of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873 – 1954) always had women at their centre, from youth to mid-life … Continue reading

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25 Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life via Epsilon Theory [Shared]

Despite the slightly over-written title, there are some interesting points made in this piece that get you thinking. — Douglas 25 Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life – Epsilon Theory Sometimes going with the flow is nice. Nobody wants … Continue reading

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The Pessimists Archive [Shared]

There have been many moral waves of panic over the centuries and it is important to remember that many of the panics we see today are very similar to those of the past. Who would of thought that “children reading … Continue reading

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11 of the Weirdest Christmas Traditions We Should Absolutely Bring Back via Lifehacker [Shared]

11 of the Weirdest Christmas Traditions We Should Absolutely Bring Back If a straight-up snitch like the Elf on the Shelf can become a holiday mainstay, literally anything can—and many stranger things have. I’m here to argue that the following … Continue reading

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New Design: Vintage Germain’s Seed Catalog Cover (1908) Products [For Sale]

New Design: Vintage Germain’s Seed Catalog Cover (1908) Products [For Sale] Available exclusively fromDouglasEWelch.com/shop/558 Also available on throw blankets, pillows, tops, tees, iPhone cases and much more! *Redbubble has discounts when purchasing multiple items and also gives 10%-20% discounts on … Continue reading

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Explore Thousands of Free Vintage Cocktail Recipes Online (1705-1951) | Open Culture [Shared]

Explore Thousands of Free Vintage Cocktail Recipes Online (1705-1951) | Open Culture Where do the hipster mixologists of Tokyo, Mexico City and Brooklyn take their inspiration? If not from the Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spiritueux’ free collection of digitized … Continue reading

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Why We Picture Bombs As Round Black Balls with a Burning Wick via Atlas Obscura [Shared]

Why We Picture Bombs As Round Black Balls with a Burning Wick – Atlas Obscura IN 1920, THE POPULAR NEWSPAPER comic strip Jerry on the Job was adapted by Bray Studios into a few animated films. In “The Bomb Idea,” … Continue reading

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