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Studio 54. June 1979.

Jerry Hall, Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Truman Capote and Paloma Picasso partying together at Studio 54 in New York City.

u/OilInternational2566 — 7 days ago

Director Rex Ingram during the production of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” The highest grossing movie of 1921.

It made $9.2 million globally (equivalent to $171,000,000 in 2026.) The film turned a little-known actor named Rudolph Valentino into a superstar. And was written by June Mathis, one of the first female executives in film history, (Metro Pictures.)

u/OilInternational2566 — 8 days ago

New York City police pouring “illegal alcohol” seized during a raid into the sewer. (1921)

Prohibition in the United States lasted from 1920 to 1933.

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A Chicago policewoman checking for bathing suit violations. (1921)

Back then, your suit could not be more than six inches above the knee. This state of affairs lasted until 1946, when a French mechanical engineer named Louis Reard invented the bikini, (although it didn’t really catch on until the 1960s.)

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Patrons at the Krazy Kat Klub in Washington D.C. (1921)

The Krazy Kat Klub—also known as The Kat and Throck's Studio—was a bohemian coffeehouse and art club near Thomas Circle in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1919, the back-alley establishment became known for it’s cutting edge jazz music, and being a venue that catered to clientele of all sexual persuasions.

u/OilInternational2566 — 10 days ago
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Artwork drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Tolkien was also a gifted illustrator. And he regularly turned to art—ranging from quick drafts to finished pieces—to better understand and develop the LOTR universe. These are some examples.

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