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With Great Wisdom Comes Great Pain

Posted By Dave on January 30th, 2013

A little cryptic title for my long-overdue first post in 2013, but I’ll quickly explain. Having a wisdom tooth removed is not an experience I would wish on many people, yet is something I had to go through this past week. A couple of weeks ago I got a pain at the back of my [...]

Germany under the Third Reich: A colour photography special (3 of 4)

Posted By Dave on February 20th, 2009

Time for part 3 of this special feature on photos of Germany under the command of the Third Reich in the 1930s and ’40s. The photos are in chronological order I believe, and you can see the mood darkening as the cultish leadership takes control of the country. Hope you’re finding these shots and a look back into world history as interesting as I am.