May 25th, 2013
rhamphotheca: Sea pens (order Pennatulacea) … are colonial marine cnidarians. There are 16 families within the order; they are thought to have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. Sea pens are grouped with the octocorals (“soft corals”), together with sea whips and gorgonians. The sea pen fossil record is patchy and disputed; while the earliest accepted fossils are known from the Cambrian-aged Burgess Shale (Thaumaptilon), similar fossils from the Ediacaran (ala Charnia) may represent the dawn of sea pens. Precisely what these early fossils are, however, is not decided… (read more: Wikipedia)                  (photo: Purple Sea Pen, Virgularia sp., by Nick Hobgood)

rhamphotheca:

Sea pens (order Pennatulacea)

… are colonial marine cnidarians. There are 16 families within the order; they are thought to have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. Sea pens are grouped with the octocorals (“soft corals”), together with sea whips and gorgonians.

The sea pen fossil record is patchy and disputed; while the earliest accepted fossils are known from the Cambrian-aged Burgess Shale (Thaumaptilon), similar fossils from the Ediacaran (ala Charnia) may represent the dawn of sea pens. Precisely what these early fossils are, however, is not decided…

(read more: Wikipedia)                 

(photo: Purple Sea Pen, Virgularia sp., by Nick Hobgood)

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May 25th, 2013
hoodoothatvoodoo: Peter Basch Latin Quarter Show Girl Paris, 1950’s

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Peter Basch

Latin Quarter Show Girl

Paris, 1950’s

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May 25th, 2013
ms-m-time-machine: Vintage cigarette ad, 1940’s 

ms-m-time-machine:

Vintage cigarette ad, 1940’s 

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May 25th, 2013
Album Art

novocainelipstick:

Wanda Jackson, Funnel of Love

ArtistWanda Jackson
TitleFunnel Of Love
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May 25th, 2013

1960 | PEEPING TOM | Michael Powell

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May 25th, 2013
asker

Anonymous asked: "A left-wing activist federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff...."

oh my god!!!

Andy Kaufman is ALIVE!!!

and he sent me an ask…

[I love the irony that a news article posted directly from Fox “NEWS”, without any editing or commentary, is somehow not conservative enough and needs to be …re-calibrated…]

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May 25th, 2013
Album Art

vigorton2:

FREE - The Stealer (1970)

The most soulful rock band ever.

From: FREE - HIGHWAY (A&M SP 4287) 1970

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ArtistFree
TitleThe Stealer
AlbumUnknown Album (1/24/2011 1:49:29 PM)
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May 25th, 2013
Catherine Deneuve - La cagna (Liza)  dir by Marco Ferreri 1972

Catherine Deneuve - La cagna (Liza)  dir by Marco Ferreri 1972

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May 25th, 2013
theswinginsixties: Marisa Berenson photographed by David Bailey, 1969.

theswinginsixties:

Marisa Berenson photographed by David Bailey, 1969.

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May 25th, 2013
plurdledgabbleblotchits: indypendent-thinking: Bike ambulance, 1940s (via https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aAvLuN4ZO2U/T6DtKWo5uzI/AAAAAAAAPlk/OKo0qqKPUHs/s667/Untitled13.jpg) and that’s just about what my HMO will pay for  ;)

plurdledgabbleblotchits:

indypendent-thinking:

Bike ambulance, 1940s

(via https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aAvLuN4ZO2U/T6DtKWo5uzI/AAAAAAAAPlk/OKo0qqKPUHs/s667/Untitled13.jpg)

and that’s just about what my HMO will pay for  ;)

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