(via lovegifs) Yes, they seem quite dinosaur-like nowadays compared with mp3s and music on CDs. But I liked having tapes. I liked taking time to make compilations. For myself, and others. I liked going to the effort of hand-writing the label and the...

Peter getting out of Nick’s pool, acrylic on canvas, by David Hockney, 1966 (via Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) In 1966 Hockney travelled to Los Angeles for the second time. Greatly attracted by the sunny climate and relaxed atmosphere of West Coast...

 (via Laura Laine) Posted in the arts Tagged: art, artist, fashion, fashion illustration, illustrator, sketch, women

Posted in fragments of the past, photography Tagged: 1930s, athletes, men, moscow, red square, russia, soldiers

Posted in fragments of the past, photography Tagged: history, new york, nyc