The Story Behind the “The Most Beautiful Suicide” Picture of Evelyn McHale (1947)

Evelyn McHale was an American bookkeeper who killed herself by jumping from the 86th floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building on May 1, 1947. A photograph taken four minutes after her death by photography student Robert Wiles has become an iconic suicide photograph, referred to as “the most beautiful suicide”. This detail from … Read more

20 Vintage NASA Photographs of the First Voyages in Outer Space

A priceless selection of prints from an unseen collection of vintage space photos by NASA’s pioneering astronauts are currently being auctioned. Titled “From the Earth to the Moon: Vintage NASA Photographs of the First Voyages Beyond Our Home Planet,” the auction includes 600 visual bits of space travel history — from the very first “selfie” … Read more

WTF Article From 1958 Magazine Offers ‘129 Ways To Get A Husband’

Lots of interesting things were taking place in the 1950s. The Cold War was heating up between the United States and Soviet Union. Humanity was venturing into outer space for the first time in history. And another interesting thing about the 1950s is how women were being advised by the media on how to seduce … Read more