“If today’s arts love the machine, technology and organization, if they aspire to precision and reject anything vague and dreamy, this implies an instinctive repudiation of chaos and a longing to find the form...
Tag - 20th century
Sarah Simonovich
How Howard Hughes Revolutionized Oil Well Drilling
This man was Howard Hughes before Howard Hughes was Howard Hughes You might know Howard Hughes as the American Hollywood producer, businessman, real estate mogul, and pilot, but what about the other businessman Howard...
Life in 1908: A Snapshot of the US the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series
Just about everyone has been talking about the Cubs finally winning the World Series. And with good reason, too–the last time they won was 1908. That’s 108 years. A century (and some change) is a really long time...