In 1960, the Takara toy company (which later went on to create Transformers, among other things) had one of their first big hits with Dakko-chan, a black vinyl "golliwog" doll with winking eyes that clipped onto a child's arm. The doll was first called "tree climbing winky", and then "[untranslatable racial slur referencing the all-black costumes ( Read more... )

STORY HERE: Woodstock concert's undercover lovers, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, 40 years after summer of love

IN 1969

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A question: I remember vaguely a painting of a _male_ saint breast-feeding. I cannot trace now this painting. Any help would be appreciated.
(cross-posted from Amonseuldesir).

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I just added a couple long-overdue photos to my article about the Parisian Hotel where Oscar Wilde died. You can see his plaque as well as a weird metal ram's head they've added recently above the door.

I also just found out where Henri IV was assassinated, right down the street from me, so I'll have pictures and an article up for that soon!

weird to see it so filthy!!

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