From 1931-1932, the famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and his wife, the artist Frida Kahlo, lived in Detroit, Michigan. During this time, Rivera worked on a mural project at the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) that earned him public controversy. Edsel Ford and Diego Rivera Edsel Ford was the only son of automobile mogul Henry […]
Tag Archives: Edsel
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Jun
Jun
It is a very old joke. What is the final image of the Diet? Answer: Richard Nixon driving the Edsel. A joke from the fact. In 1959, a famous photo was taken of then-Vice President Nixon of Peru in an Edsel convertible. After the photo opp, Nixon was pelted with eggs and tomatoes by Peruvian […]
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In 1886 druggist John Pemberton invented a nerve tonic called Pemberton’s French Wine Coca. He removed the wine, added caffeine and cola and poof! – Coca-Cola was born. He whipped it up in a 30 gallon kettle in his back yard and sold it as headache medicine. The coca leaves probably helped a bit. In […]
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Mar
Mar
If I asked you what your favorite stone is, you wouldn’t answer stoned wood. It would be mine. Gemstones are placed in jewelry designers, as they are in my most daring and elegant designs. I will explain why stonework is so popular in modern handcrafted jewelry in Africa. The stone sign is no longer wood […]
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Based on the views of a twenty-something young adult, such as myself, the top 3 bars in St. Charles, IL are as follows: The Filling Station, otherwise known as the Filler is a typical bar inside and out, however what makes it unique is its location and its décor. The pub is situated on the […]
Nostalgia, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is “a bittersweet longing for the things, persons, or situations of the past.” If that is the case, then George Saunders’s stories in CivilWarLand in Bad Decline tend to gravitate more toward the bitter than the sweet. The present, as depicted in this collection of stories, whether […]
As you stand in line at your local mega-mart preparing to plop down somewhere around a buck for a candy bar – and if you’re under, say, forty years old – you’ll probably think I’m nuttier than that PayDay bar you’re holding when I tell you that that selfsame bar used to sell for – […]
Henry Ford was an Irish-American who not only impacted his country, but the entire world. He was the founder of the Ford Motor Company which, until recent times, has been one of the most successful car manufacturers of all time and an innovator of the modern assembly line. He was born on a farm in […]
A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that involves a particular verbal pattern, a repetition or other creative use of sound, or comparisons that amount to illuminating but technical falsehoods. Not much, seemingly, is done in the way of instruction in figures of speech at lower school levels any more, perhaps because of the […]