This Is How People Asked Embarrassing Questions Before The Internet

Welcome to the New York Public Library’s vault of strange questions. H/T Gothamist.A long time ago, before the internet's glorious tubes brought us all the cats and boobs we could ever want, people used to go to the library for info. Um, ~crazy~.gif-database.tumblr.com When confused patrons couldn't find what they were looking for in books, they'd often ask the librarians....

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25 Of The Most Beautiful Literary Quotes About Christmas

These 25 quotes from writers prove it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Thinkstock 1. "The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting."–Louisa May Alcott, Little Women 2. "Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about...

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An Oral History Of The Birth Of New York Hardcore

Members of Bad Brains, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, and more remember Max’s Kansas City. An excerpt from NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990, by Tony Rettman. The Cro-Mags in 1987.Ken Salerno The following is chapter 2, "Max's Kansas City: Punk Thursdays," from the book NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990, by Tony Rettman (available Dec. 30, Bazillion Points). Peter Crowley (talent...

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