The official release of Ubuntu 13.10 just came out, but there is an interesting news about it. The Ubuntu 12.04 LTS desktop will finally leave the hands of everyone in September, when Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be released on February 22, 2016. While we are not sure how much that change from 2012 will actually […]
She’s an object of the men’s desire, of course. But this has nothing to do with her as a woman. It has everything to do with her being a person, as they put it. When I was a boy and a flapper, I’d get together with boys in the street and talk to them for […]
The kind you’d see at a horse show. What kind of clothes did they wear during the 1920s? If anything, the 1920s was a time of experimentation: dress up, wear whatever you want, wear that hat and that jacket and whatever else you can imagine. We really have no idea what the 1920s clothes were. […]
A “Gatsby theme” is a term used to refer to those songs whose lyrics contain references to the man famous for his eccentric behavior and “sophistication.” As stated above, Gatsby’s song “Carnival of Light”(a.k.a., the theme of the film) contains at least six references to the concept of the Gatsby story. This is illustrated by […]
Nope.” “The idea that we have just been left behind by the ’20s and ’30s is an incredible historical misconception,” he said. “It’s a myth.” It’s also a bad myth. Back in the day, men were required to wear pants in all but bare minimums. In a letter to his teenage daughter, George B. Schuyler, […]
Well, if it were that simple, I’d be in the ranks of Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and Rosalynn Carter: the most famous women in America. I don’t know what my life looked like before I became a flapper, but it was not as difficult as I think some people think. I wasn’t under the gun, […]
There is probably already a good description of his story, but I will try my best to explain my current view. The first thing that struck me about Gatsby was the story arc we witnessed with Mr. Abramson, in which we were able to witness a character’s transformation and the story unfolding in a very […]
How did your hair ever get so nice? Here’s my basic hair routine; Wash your hair, comb for volume, and style with a good conditioner. Here’s a step-by-step photo tutorial of this exact routine; Here’s my favorite version of this same routine. Not as precise… but a tad easier. If you want to read more […]
I can’t remember! If you have a question that’s as old as the internet itself, it’s probably a tough one to answer, but sometimes the facts can be found in the comments. I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to join in! With the NFL season officially in the books, it feels like […]
A great story A flapper is not only a woman with a bit of a flair on her. It is a lifestyle choice, a social experiment and now, in one city, it’s coming back as a trend. The concept of flappers in America is often viewed as “femme fatale in a skirt”. The American women […]