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The Erotic Alphabet of 1880 – Joseph Apoux’s Playful Masterpiece of Belle Époque France
Discover Joseph Apoux’s 1880 Erotic Alphabet, a witty Belle Époque lithograph series blending sensuality, humour, and French artistic daring.


The 'Monowheel' - An Invention That Didn't Catch On
The monowheel looked like the future: one giant wheel carrying its rider inside, roaring across roads and beaches. From 19th-century prototypes to the 1930s Dynasphere, discover why this eccentric invention never replaced cars or bikes.


A Mad Day Out: Don McCullin's Secret Beatles Photoshoot in 1968
Five months before he spent a day photographing the Beatles goofing around London, Don McCullin was crawling through the rubble of Hue during the Tet Offensive, one of the bloodiest stretches of the Vietnam War. He'd just turned 32, he'd already covered wars in Congo, Cyprus and Israel, and he genuinely thought the call from Apple was a wind-up. “An unfamiliar voice said he was phoning from Apple and wondered if I would consider spending a day photographing the Beatles for a
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