the green goddess

An original holograph draft by Aleister Crowley of the poem "La Legende de l'Absinthe" (here called "L'Absinthe") published in The International (New York, October 1917). Crowley pays homage to the "Green Goddess."


Famous Absinthe Robette poster by T. Privat-Livemont, 1896.

impromptu beatnik dance

A bachelor from 1968's Help Wanted Female, having just swallowed a sugar cube of LSD, performs an impromptu beatnik dance for a stripper he hires for three hours at a time, paying her $200. He will later confess to her a series of sexually motivated murders, culminating in a climactic martial arts battle. But for now, enjoy his classic bachelor ensemble: long-stemmed pipe, undersized kimono, and too-tight pants.

in my head

By (link).

rising sun

Neo-Czarina portrait. Designer Yoseph. Courtesy of (link).

street art

Found graffiti and street art in Portland, Oregon.

ocean of secrets

By (link)

objectification friday

The bois from Abercrombie & Fitch. Scrumptious!

le jour de l'an

New Year's Day in Hell. Courtesy of (link)

cafe cure-all

Perfect for the morning hangover...

drinking moon

1907. Blue Lantern Studio/CORBIS.

put on your party hats

all gussied up

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how we ring in the new year

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mannequin monday

At Burning Man Festival, 2003.

circus surreal

Muffinhead. (link)

answer to life, the universe and everything

= 42.

violinist

synchronized

elevator girls

Miwa Yanagi's Elevator Girl House B4 (1998).

Miwa Yanagi's Elevator Girl House 1F (1997).

Learn more about Miwa Yanagi here. (link)

objectification friday

Wilkinson shave!

venice mysteria

"Mysterious" and "Beauty and the Beast"; Click for full view, great detail. (link)

working out

Taken at a women's gym in New York City; 1910.

tea with granny

bugged

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hollywood in winter

From top to bottom: Norma Shearer, Louise Brooks, Jayne Mansfield, Jane Russell, Grace Bradley, Eleanor White.