internet explorers club | the past: redux

I’m super excited about these Doc Martens that have Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress (!!!!!!!!) printed on them. This reminds me that I need to buy prints of them and hang them in sequence around my home.

Bucardo is a company intent to bring back 19th century fashion trends (or so it seems). Their main product is a case for your Apple Watch that turns it into a pocket watch, which I fully support, and they’re also selling modern versions of mustache cups (for the historical precedent, see here)

The New Inquiry posted an article about how our feelings on orphans are influenced by a tradition of literary orphans, and how that’s affected the author’s life. Plus, how can you resist lines like:

The literary orphan belongs to no world except that of narrative opportunity.

The Atlantic on the decline of domestic help in the 20th century, which pairs nicely with this quote from a recent article in Vogue that I am STILL RECOVERING FROM:

✨Today in Hamilton ✨ My personal favorite article so far, because it hits on the background that Hamilton is based in, both musical theatre and hip-hop, as well as Lin’s life and creative process. Also worth a read: the New York Times earlier this summer interviewed with Stephen Sondheim, the Roots, and historian Ron Chernow about their relationship to Lin and Hamilton, and the Atlantic on How Lin-Manuel Miranda Shapes History.

Niche BuzzFeed: Are you Scylla or Charybdis? (I am Charybdis)

WSJ on the popularity of proper grammar on dating sites (as it should be) (“The survey found 88% of women and 75% of men said they cared about grammar most, putting it ahead of a person’s confidence and teeth.”), and BuzzFeed is branching out into crossword puzzles.

Etcetera: Portable Pizza Necklace. The ultimate map of punny business names. T-Rex Skeleton Tricycle (which someone was trying to PART WITH! What??).