Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Links aug14


Afghanistan of yesteryear: a postcard of the Hotel Intercontinental in 1960s Kabul.

A lesson in history.

read/read/watch

  • Groovy Afghanistan, before war and the Taliban. (Messy Nessy Chic)
  • First covers of 19 famous magazines. (Mental Floss)
  • Before they were stars, they had bad hair and those awkward years just like the rest of us. (CelebritySchoolPics)
  • This was such a big hit (Jimmy even won a Grammy for it); if you haven't already, you must school yourself on the history of rap. (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
  • You are what you eat. (History Channel)