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LATF Hipster (18)
Eighteenth in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. 1855 portrait of a blind woman. Photo courtesy of the George Eastman House Collection, via Flickr’s Commons. *** SIMILAR...
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Skrullicism (7): Gordon Ramsay
Seventh in an occasional series. Cowell told me to have my chin grooves filled in, reveals Gordon. Thanks to Greg, for the tip.
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Micawber Day
HiLobrow has invented a holiday! It henceforth will be celebrated each January 18 — the date (in 1935) on which George Cukor’s excellent film adaptation of David Copperfield was released. W.C. Fields...
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Eye Candy (13)
Today’s Eye Candy is interactive. Settle down, listen up. Remember Flesh? The old Flesh. The crayon. Well if you don’t, or even if you do, there once was a crayon called Flesh, a mid-range pinkish...
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LATF Hipster (19)
Nineteenth in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. Massachusetts-born aviator Roscoe Turner wearing a high-altitude coat and what appear to be animal-paw gloves. Turner set...
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The See
Hello, is this the Vatican? Ari here. Ari Gold, from HBO. Listen, I hear you have an unexpected vacancy in your lineup. Yeah, everyone heard, we all heard. On Twitter. But look, don’t panic, do not...
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LATF Hipster (20)
Twentieth in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. You think gourmet food trucks are hip? Forget about it! This is hip: Top image: 1927. Bottom image: 1937. *** SIMILAR...
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Calvin Peeing Meme — Secret Origin!
We love to hate the “Calvin Peeing” decals that began to appear in the back window of cars, and on the back panel of pickup trucks — i.e., Bill Watterson’s spiky-haired comic-strip character Calvin...
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LATF Hipster (21)
Twenty-first in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. Meet E.J. Wall, author of A Dictionary of Photography for the Amateur and Professional Photographer (1889) and Practical...
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Eye Candy (16)
Today Eye Candy takes a literal turn. Where 3D printing meets the EZ-Bake Oven, the Uncanny Valley Workshop Cafe brings you: You! 2.0. As a life-sized gummy bear. FabCafe in Tokyo has married food and...
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Pluperfect PDA (13)
Thirteenth in an occasional series. Here’s a mind-bender: A 1915 photo of a quartet dressed up in vintage costumes, pretending to be an “old fashioned singing school.” At least one of these historical...
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LATF Hipster (22)
Twenty-second in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. Johny Appleseed… *** SIMILAR HILOBROW SERIES: BICYCLE KICK | CECI EST UNE PIPE — a gallery | CHESS MATCH — a gallery |...
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Micawber Day 2014
Happy Micawber Day! Each January 18 (since 2013), HiLobrow invites our readers to celebrate the legacy of Wilkins Micawber, one of our favorite fictional idlers. Introduced to the world in 1850 via...
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LATF Hipster (23)
Twenty-third in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. Ukulele Club, Meredith College (Raleigh, NC), 1919 *** SIMILAR HILOBROW SERIES: BICYCLE KICK | CECI EST UNE PIPE — a...
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LATF Hipster (24)
Twenty-fourth in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood, c. 1916 Photo from England’s National Media Museum. *** SIMILAR HILOBROW SERIES: BICYCLE...
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Cocktail Recipe: White Star
What better way to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic (102 years ago today) than with a celebratory cocktail? Fear not, we at HiLobrow are here to serve. Both the Hi and Lo versions of the White...
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LATF Hipster (25)
Twenty-fifth in a series of posts asking you to look at that forgotten hipster. You know who the original hipsters were? The fucking BOERS. *** SIMILAR HILOBROW SERIES: BICYCLE KICK | CECI EST UNE PIPE...
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