Chanukah has always meant more to me than just being about presents, candles, or dreidel. It is about pushing the darker elements of life out of our existence. This might sound existential or random, but take a look at the quotes below and I think you might agree. So when you light the menorah […]
Tag Archives: History
November
29
Dan Eldon – The Journey is the Destination
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Dan Eldon (1970 – 1993) was born in London in 1970 to an American mother and a British father. He was an English photojournalist, artist, and activist. When he was 22, he and three colleagues were stoned to death by an angry mob in Mogadishu in an incident before the Battle of Mogadishu. He left […]
November
28
150 years of Thanksgiving, the proclamation by President Lincoln that started it all
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
In the middle of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared the first Thanksgiving. With this proclamation, Lincoln established the day as an annual holiday. The document below sets apart the last Thursday of November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise.” According to an April 1, 1864, letter from John Nicolay, one of President […]
September
11
The Falling Man
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Esquire. Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in it, are our most intimate connection to the horror of that day. Follow Tom Junod on […]
August
05
A Look Back on the Origins of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via The Age. Mardis Gras still marching for social change 35 years on In the 35 years since the 1978 march for gay rights, Steve Warren has never missed a Mardi Gras parade. Mr Warren was among the hundreds of young gay men and lesbians who came out of the Oxford Street gay bars that […]
August
05
The Castro: The Rise of a Gay Community
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via KQED. The History of the Castro Eureka Valley Eureka Valley, named for one of the Twin Peaks (the other was called Noe), began as sparsely populated ranchos that belonged to Mexican land barons like Jose Castro and Jose de Jesus Noe. In the 1880s when Irish, German and Scandinavian families homesteaded on the slopes […]
July
26
The great seducers
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
I would like to believe that I fall under one of the great seductors in history, but let’s be honest… that’s probably not the case. I loved this article from The Independent. via The Independent. The great seducers It’s not a question of looks, nor even of technique: for a colourful few, seduction just seems […]
July
21
Flash Back: Paris Transgender Community Circa 1950’s
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Christer Strömholm was a photographer who captured the lives of Paris’ transgender community in the 1950’s. His exhibit is pretty remarkable. I am sharing some of the photos and the introduction to his book to continue the conversation around the T in LGBT. “This is a book about insecurity. A portrayal of those living a […]
July
15
Famous First Landing Pages
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Famous First Landing Pages When we think about successful companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, we tend to forget the modest beginnings from which they came. As Paul Graham recently wrote, “Think of some successful startups. How many of their launches do you remember?” Well in celebration of modest beginnings, here’s a dose of reality: […]
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