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John Lennon: Chelsea Boots, 1962 - 1965

The pre-Beatlemania musician probably had little idea that he was about to repopularize the Victoria-era riding boot when, in the early ’60s, he and Paul McCartney came across a pair in the London shoestore Anello & Davide and decided they’d go well with their new mop-topped, suited look. (Other accounts say it was manager Brian Epstein who found the boots.)

(see more — Shoes of the Very Famous)

An awesome relic and an awesome shoe.

nationalgeographicmagazine:

Winter Scene, London
Photograph by Gordon Esler, Your Shot
A couple caught in the snow last winter at the 17th-century Greenwich Naval College, London. To the right, shrouded in mist, is the River Thames.

SO WONDERFUL HURRY UP WINTER

life:

The Furby: So lovable, yet kind-of annoying — so ugly, yet so so cute.

Toy trends seem to move as fast as fashion (iPhone models). Here, a shopping cart’s worth of toys you may remember: Play Time: Toys Over the Years

Trying to explain what a Furby is to someone who has no idea is kind of difficult.

nationalgeographicmagazine:

Art by Heritage Images/Corbis
1783
A taffeta hot-air balloon carries two men over Paris. Its inventors were said to be inspired by paper—or underwear—floating in a fire’s updraft.

life:

“Before we get started, let’s all say ‘Happy Birthday’ to Elvis Presley today. We played you a little bit of ‘Promised Land’ when we pulled up. You can’t do better than Elvis Presley.”

(She said it on Aug. 16, 2011, the anniversary of Presley’s death, while campaigning in South Carolina. Presley was born on Jan. 8, 1935.)

Oh boy, In the Words of Michele Bachmann….

This is the first thing I’ve actually read about Michele Bachmann, and I’m pretty sure it might sum her up pretty well?

I’ve heard her name thrown around a LOT but I have no idea what skyrocketed her to her current status. All I know is that my cousin Eoin said that if she made it to the final presidential election, he would vote for her “for the lulz.” And if this little snippet is any indication as to what the rest of the news about her has been like, I’m sure I’m in for a real treat.