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Woman Dressed in 18th Century Fashion Lives in the Modern World for Funny Photo Series
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By Sara Barnes October 19, 2015 
Photographer Thibault Carron imagines what modern life would be like if our fashion was from the 18th century. In his playful series And If Fashion Was , the Montreal-based creative juxtaposes scenes from contemporary culture with a woman whose outfit and hairstyle recall a time from centuries past. Wearing a tall and curly-haired white wig in addition to an elaborate grown with a circle skirt, corseted waist, and Rococo patterning on the textiles, Carrons subject goes about daily life as if theres nothing unusual about her choice in style. She uses modern technologylistening to music while on the subway, playing video games, and rocking out on the electric guitarwithout the slightest hint of discomfort or embarrassment. This character is also seen chowing down on modern cuisinea fast food burger and frieswith the same stoic expression, making it all the more comical.
There's an undeniable sense of humor in Carron's series.This unexpected culture clash is what makes the collection of photos so amusingthe characters long, impractical garment is too formal for our casual society, and it illustrates a stark visual difference between the 18th century and present day. The character, however, seems totally unfazed, adding to the joke and absurdity of the photographic works.
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LOL! My favorite is the one in the metro!
updated by @leopoldina: 06 Oct 2016 06:37:44AM
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Those hats are so cute!
Second Life's Beloved Recreation of Mont Saint Michel Soon Leaving SL for "Economical" Reasons
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Unfortunately, it seems that Mont Saint Michel will be closing soon.
Full post: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2015/09/second-life-le-mont-saint-michel.html#more
updated by @leopoldina: 06 Jan 2017 02:22:02AM
Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning UK monarch
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The Queen has thanked well-wishers at home and overseas for their "touching messages of kindness" as she becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
Speaking in the Scottish Borders, the 89-year-old monarch said the title was "not one to which I have ever aspired".
At 17:30 BST she had reigned for 23,226 days, 16 hours and approximately 30 minutes - surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
David Cameron said the service the Queen had given was "truly humbling".
Dressed in turquoise with her trusty black handbag at her side, the Queen spoke briefly to the gathered crowds earlier.
"Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones - my own is no exception - but I thank you all and the many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness," she said.
In the day's main events:
- The Queen and Prince Philip travelled by steam train from Edinburgh to Tweedbank, where she formally opened the new 294m Scottish Borders Railway
- They were accompanied by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who praised the Queen's "dedication, wisdom and exemplary sense of public service"
- In London, a flotilla of historic vessels, leisure cruisers and passenger boats took part in a procession along the Thames and HMS Belfast sounded a four-gun salute
The exact moment the Queen became the longest-reigning sovereign is unknown. Her father, George VI, passed away in the early hours of 6 February 1952, but his time of death is not known.
Rest of the article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34177107
updated by @leopoldina: 06 Oct 2016 06:36:27AM
121-year-old time capsule found at bridge near Kingussie
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The capsule contained a folded newspaper, a paper scroll and a bottle
A time capsule containing items from the 1890s including what is thought to be a bottle of whisky has been uncovered by construction workers.
The capsule, a metal box about the size of a shoe box, was discovered buried deep inside part of Ruthven road bridge near Kingussie in the Cairngorms.
In the box was a folded newspaper from September 1894, a paper scroll and the bottle.
The items have been donated to a museum in nearby Newtonmore.
Workers from construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall uncovered the capsule during work to replace the bridge under a contract from Highland Council.
A bottle thought to contain whisky was found inside the capsule
A newspaper from 1894 was also among the items found
Robert Ogg, of Morgan Sindall, said: "It is fascinating to think these items have been sitting in the bridge's structure for 121 years.
"The changes which have occurred since it was placed there are extraordinary. If you think that the bridge was being used by horses back then, it gives you a sense of the time which has passed."
He added: "We have actually been working with Kingussie Primary School to create our own time capsule which we hope will last as long."
The Highland Folk Museum has taken the 1800s artefacts.
The single-track road bridge spans the River Spey and links the B970 to Kingussie and the trunk road network.
The 622,000 construction project will see the superstructure of the existing bridge replaced.
However, the stone masonry abutments and piers will be retained and repaired where necessary.
Work on the bridge is expected to be completed later this year.
updated by @leopoldina: 06 Oct 2016 06:36:21AM
Elizabeth I’s Challenge to the Masculinity of the Royal Body by Susan Bordo
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Interesting! It's shocking that not too long ago this line of thinking was so strong, and unfortunately still is present in our society. Still, we've come a long way!
Archeologists may have solved mystery of the 'Lost Colony'
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Archeologists may have solved mystery of the 'Lost Colony'
Two separate teams of archeologists claim they have unveiled objects that may be traced back to the first English colony in the New World.
AUGUST 11, 2015
In 1587, a group of 115 men, women, and children made the first attempt to found a permanent English colony in the New World. Led by Englishman John White, the group settled on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina.
Later that year, Mr. White made a trip to England for more supplies, but when he returned some three years later, he found the colony abandoned and looted. The only clues of the missing settlers were the word Croatoan carved on a post and the letters CRO etched into a tree trunk.
Since then, archaeologists, explorers and historians have been trying to uncover the mystery of this Lost Colony, but have found very few answers - until now.
Two separate teams of archeologists claim they have discovered evidence that suggests the lost colonists may have divided into two factions and moved inland, each assimilating into a different Native American community, National Geographic reports.
One team has been excavating at a site on Hatteras Island called Cape Creek, about 50 miles southeast of the Roanoke Island settlement, where they found several European objects that can be traced back to the colonists.
The evidence is that they assimilated with the Native Americans but kept their goods, Mark Horton, an archaeologist at Britains Bristol University who heads the excavation on Hatteras, told National Geographic.
Mr. Hortons team came across a particularly peculiar item at the Cape Creek site: a small piece of slate that was used as a writing tablet, along with a lead pencil, similar to a larger slate found at Jamestown earlier. The slate bears a small letter M, a clue that suggests it had been owned by someone who could read or write, Horton says.
This wasnt useful for trade, but was owned by an educated European, he adds.
While Hortons team was digging up these telling discoveries, another group was excavating on the mainland about 50 miles to the northwest of the lost colony, in a location dubbed Site X .
Nick Luccketti of First Colony Foundation says he believes his team of archeologists discovered pottery made of English material called Border ware, which ceased to be imported to the new world at the beginning of the 17th century, along with other items that may have been used by the lost colonists, the New York Times reports.
Mr. Lucketti and others from his foundation have been excavating since 2012, after The British Museum unveiled hidden markings on a watercolor map drawn by White, the English settler. A tiny four-pointed star led Luckettis team to Site X, and their latest discoveries are consistent with earlier research on the lost settlers.
The First Colony Foundation has submitted the evidence for peer review, but will reveal the findings on Tuesday in Chapel Hill, N.C., along with a theory that at least some of the colonists had in fact moved to Site X.
Both teams and other experts have emphasized that these discoveries cant confirm the fate of the settlers. European goods dont equate to European settlers, says Brett Riggs, an archaeologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who is not involved with the excavations.
Anything of utility [the Native Americans] took back to their homes, he says. They would vacuum it all up.
While archeologists still have a long way to go to uncover the mystery of the lost colony, the latest evidence will turn their efforts away from Roanoke Island, where researchers have found very little evidence of the early European settlers.
We need to know more, says Eric Klingelhofer, a history professor at Georgias Mercer University and vice president for research at the First Colony Foundation. This whole story is a blank a blank page, a blank chapter of history, and I think archaeology is the only way to come up with answers.
updated by @leopoldina: 06 Oct 2016 06:36:10AM