Long before smartphones and digital watches, people relied on a curious invention to know the exact time: the speaking clock. This service, accessed by telephone, connected callers to a live or recorded voice that announced… Read More »“Speaking Clock”: The Forgotten Technology of the Early Telephone Era
On March 16, 1978, the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz met its tragic fate when it ran aground on the rocky shores of Brittany, France. Owned by the American petroleum company Amoco, the massive vessel was… Read More »Stunning Historical Photos From the Wreck of the Supertanker ‘Amoco Cadiz’ in 1978
C.M. Duffy is a Seattle-based illustrator and concept artist known for her ethereal, folkloric illustrations that blend mythology, nature, and subtle horror elements into delicate, otherworldly scenes. Drawing from her background in fine arts and… Read More »“Enchanted Whispers in the Moonlit Grove”: Folklore-Inspired Artworks of Fae and Forgotten Magic by C.M. Duffy
Xavier Ortiz (aka BUILTFROMSKETCH) is a Sacramento-based watercolor illustrator and stay-at-home father who specializes in dark fantasy themes, drawing from his background in animation and storyboarding at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco… Read More »“Beneath the Desert Moon”: The Dark, Surreal and Fantasy Artworks of Xavier Ortiz,
Nobody else in the building knows there’s an art studio here.
“Anyone who dislikes it is self reporting they are a vampire”.