Victorians
There’s Nothing More Goth Than Being Black
“As soon as I found [the goth] community… it really surprised me at how much of it stemmed from Black culture.”
Death and the Daguerreotype: The Strange and Unsettling World of Victorian Photography
Victorian photography reveals obsession with immortality.
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Artist Uses 150-Year-Old Photography Technique to Create These Chilling Images
Victorian pictures of corpses and pale nudes mingle with contemporary images made with the photography precursor.
Sick But True: Victorian Fashionistas Made Jewelry Out of Human Hair
In the 19th century, people turned their loved ones' tresses into macabre memento mori.
Beardology: This Medical Researcher Will Study the History of Facial Hair
"Beards are always closely linked with how men feel about themselves."
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How Catfishing Worked Before the Internet
People have been lying about their identities in search of notoriety or love or thrills for a long, long time.
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