Henry Morton Stanley with the officers of the Advance Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, taken in Cairo 1890 after the expedition. From the left : Dr. Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert H. Nelson, Henry M. Stanley, William G. Stairs, and Arthur J. M. Jephson

The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1886 to 1889 was one of the last major European expeditions into the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century, ostensibly to the relief of Emin Pasha, General Charles Gordon’s besieged governor of Equatoria, threatened by Mahdist forces. Led by Henry Morton Stanley, the expedition came to be both celebrated, for its ambition in crossing “darkest Africa”, and notorious, for the bloodshed and death left in its wake.

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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, born July 30, 1947 is an Austrian American bodybuilder, actor, model, businessman, and politician. Arnold Alois S. is currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. His 1970 Movie »Hercules in New York« sports a rather intriguing plot: Hercules a young brute is bored living in Olympus (the home of the great Greek gods) and decides to move to New York. Obviously, it is not easy for him – a man who lived in ancient Greece – to get used to modern life … But fortunately there is no problem that can´t be solved with a well placed brawl, some rough stuff and a little help from a college professor’s daughter …

“Syd is 25 now, and worried about getting old. “I wasn’t always this introverted,” he says, “I think young people should have a lot of fun. But I never seem to have any.” Suddenly he points out the window. “Have you seen the roses? There’s a whole lot of colours.” Syd says he doesn’t take acid anymore, but he doesn’t want to talk about it… “There’s really nothing to say.” He goes into the garden and stretches out on an old wooden seat. “Once you’re into something…” he says, looking very puzzled. He stops. “I don’t think I’m easy to talk about. I’ve got a very irregular head. And I’m not anything that you think I am anyway.”
- From Mick Rock’s final interview with Syd in Rolling Stone, Dec 1971

Portrait of Salvador Dalí for LIFE magazine by Philippe Halsman in a »making of« version: this version has a wider crop than the published version, showing the assistant holding the chair, the prop that lifts the stool, and the piano wires used to hold the picture and the easel in place (in fact the frame on the easel is still empty). Wet spots from some of the many previous attempts (28 in total … that’s 84 thrown cats) can also be seen on the floor.

The Chosen Few MC started around 1959 in Los Angeles California. The Founding members were: Lionel, Lil Frank, Roger, Hawk, Slim, Shirly Bates, and Champ. These Brothers all Rode Full Dress Harleys & Chopped Dressers. The Purpose of the Club was to Ride and Enjoy the New Black Biker Set in Los Angeles & Oakland California.

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Leni Riefenstahl pictures of Mick Jagger for the Sunday Times Magazine in 1974

Claude Lévi-Strauss (Brussels, 28 November 1908 – Paris, 30 October 2009)

“Basically, I’m not interested in doing research and I never have been. I’m interested in understanding, which is quite a different thing.”