If the year was 1836 and you were a Royal Librarian at Spain's Real Biblioteca Pública, this was probably your uniform. We can assume pants were part of the deal (right?).
image via CEIP Arias Montano Library (Seville)
Librarians once wore THIS as their uniform
The Catalan independence movement is being coordinated by an app designed for revolutions
Tsunami Democràtic is a radical, decentralized wing of the resurgent Catalan independence movement, centered around an anonymously authored app designed to coordinate revolutionary uprisings. READ THE REST
Catalan independence movement declares a general strike in Barcelona
The cause of Catalan independence surged in October 2017, when voters defied Madrid and voted in a banned independence referendum despite indiscriminate violence and rubber-bullet fire from police, who had… READ THE REST
Behold another botched restoration of a religious artifact
The delightful trend of incompetently "restored" art continues, though at this point one wonders if it's for the publicity. Maria Luisa Menendez of El Ranadoiro says the local priest gave… READ THE REST
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Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
