I wish I could make up armor this cool:

http://io9.com/the-weirdest-and-fiercest-helmets-from-the-age-of-armor-510686611

You've probably seen the photo: African-American runners John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the winner's podium at the 1968 Summer Olympics, giving the "Black Power" salute as they receive their medals. It was a powerful statement, and is rightly remembered as an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement ( Read more... )

Gorgeous photographs of street life in '50s Hong Kong:

http://www.boredpanda.com/hong-kong-street-photography-memoir-fan-ho/

Old b&w photos converted to color. The effect isn't quite convincing on a few of them, but the best ones are really powerful...there's an immediacy there that gives you a different perspective on history.http://www.tickld.com/x/29-incredible-colorized-

8 Surprising Historical Facts That Will Change Your Concept Of Time Forever:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/historical-facts-time_n_4832325.html

Out of that horrific chapter of history comes some amazing, inspiring photos:

http://popchassid.com/photos-holocaust-narrative/

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/101-Objects-that-Made-America-228072031.htmlRead more... )

The current Cincy library is perfectly nice, but this place was seriously epic:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/15-gorgeous-photos-of-the-old-cincinnati-library

A friendly reminder to those of us doing comic-book lettering ( Read more... )

I'm a big fan of Christine Smith's comics "Eve's Apple" and "The Princess". Her latest project is "Pay It No Mind!", which she describes as "a webcomic history of gender outsiders", and it looks like another winner. Check it out:

http://payitnomind.org/