The Yellow Book was a leading periodical in the 1890s for its distinctive and distinguished format, as it combined the avant-garde with the traditional in its visual and verbal contents and appeal to the popular readership interested in books as beautiful objects. Its concept was first formulated by Aubrey Beardsley and his friend Henry Harland. …
Salomé is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde, published first in France in 1891 and in English in 1894 The play tells one act of the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of Herod, who requested the head of John the Baptist, as a reward of doing the “Dance of the seven veils.” Beardsley accepted the challenge…
The History of the Computers Documentary by Modern Marvels TV show was an interesting and informative perspective of the past, present and potential future of computer technology, as it was aired in 2001. I always find it a bit ironic when ‘modern’ technology (be it real or animated future tech) is presented in movies or…