How was Léon Theremin to know that the revolutionary, magical electronic instrument he developed in the 1920s was going to inspire, decades later, bland, repetitive techno music that only works if you’re peaking on contraband pharmaceuticals. We can forgive him this lack of foresight; for the most part, the Theramin has been used sensibly since [...]
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Coffee Robot
Like the VHS vs Beta war of the 80s, or the Windows vs Mac wars of the 90s, the development of coffee technologies has not always guaranteed that the superior product becomes widely adopted. Drip coffee is currently the household standard and has been since the 1950s. But the device that proceeded it, the “Vacuum [...]
Trash cover art
With the modern-day ready access to millions of hours of video porn just a click away, it’s interesting to imagine a world where people would actually take the time to read a book to placate their sexual impulses. Ok, these aren’t literary marvels but you’ve got to tip your hat to the writers simply for [...]
Party Toast
There was a time when people took out their toasters to impress the guests at their cocktail parties.
Save on Meats
The iconic neon sign at the location of the former Save on Meats in the Downtown Eastside is (thankfully) being spared…
Remnants of a Long Gone Chinatown
The wall mural carvings from the old Marco Polo – a former Vancouver institution which was located at East Pender and Columbia (across from the Ho Ho and many other “Chop Suey” houses). The Marco Polo was one of the hottest clubs in town during its era. You can now see these murals at Jack’s [...]
The Dominion Fisheries Museum (audio interview)
History monkey tells CBC radio about the “lost” Dominion Fisheries Museum in Ottawa.
The Hidden Staircase
Research this week was done under the un-benign eye of self-appointed overlords…
The Secret of the Old Clock
Findings from the Nancy Drew Research Institute on the “Secret of the Old Clock”.
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