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When Bettie Page Demonstrated America’s Striptease Laws in 1953
In 1953, Bettie Page posed for a magazine article explaining the confusing striptease laws across different US states. Photographed by Nick de Morgoli, the feature served as a surprisingly practical guide for travelling burlesque performers.


The Electric Egg: A Glimpse into the Future of Urban Mobility
Electric cars feel like a thoroughly modern development, quietly gliding through city streets with an efficiency that would have seemed improbable not long ago. Yet, more than eighty years before today’s EV boom, one French designer was already imagining a compact electric future. His solution did not resemble anything on the road. It looked like an egg. The L’Oeuf Electrique was created in the early 1940s by industrial designer Paul Arzens, and it remains one of the most un


Peter Basch: The German Émigré Who Shaped Mid Century Fashion and Hollywood Portrait Photography
Peter Basch fled Nazi Germany and went on to photograph the faces of mid century America. From fashion magazines to Hollywood portraits, his polished studio work helped define an era of glamour that still feels timeless today. A quieter name, but an important one.
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