When ZOUCH Magazine & Miscellany was a younger publication we experimented with building our very own social network. After growing our membership to 100, we realized that the endeavor was taking crucial time away from our important work on the magazine, and that it was complicating our message. Then, all of the sudden our fair … Continue Reading
Culture, Nostalgia
A curious photo archivist from Newcastle stumbled on an amazing treasure trove of street photographs which capture the city’s Victorian residents going about their daily lives. Aaron Guy, who works at Newcastle’s Mining Institute, discovered the 300-image collection of early glass negatives after peering into a long-forgotten box. … Continue Reading
Culture, Nostalgia
We wanted to give you something special to peruse whilst you hoist your whiskeys and mugs of green beer. Us Zouch editors are forever suckers for vintage, and so, in the name of nostalgia I present to you this quick exploration of St.Patrick’s Day: Who was St.Patrick? According to legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock … Continue Reading
Culture, Nostalgia
by Mehdi Bouqua On a cold winter afternoon I took a stroll down the Santa Monica Pier, as I usually look for places to explore, and interesting people to meet. Walking down the Pier, amongst the crowd, I saw many amusing things. One subject in particular that caught my eye was an elderly man standing next … Continue Reading
Art, Art Shots, Nostalgia
photos by Sara Harowitz A building is just a building until you put people in it. Then it comes alive. It begins to breathe, to grow, to change, along with the humans who inhabit it. The building becomes a person in its own right, providing warmth and comfort and peace. I’ve worked in the same … Continue Reading
Culture, Memoir, Nostalgia
Salvador Bartolozzi (1882 – 1950) was a spanish artist who was most well-known for his illustrations of Pinocchio. In fact, his versions of the famous wooden boy were the most distinctive children’s character in Spain in the 1920s. Below are some images of the famous Pinocchio comics, as well as a hodge-podge of some of … Continue Reading
Art, Art Retros, Nostalgia
When I was young I used to live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. That’s right above North Dakota. Really cold winters and dry, hot summers. Despite that, I spent a lot of time outside with my friends. We lived just outside the city, and even though we lived in a building, there was a field of … Continue Reading
Culture, Nostalgia
Picture yourself back in 1968. You’re driving down the empty Nevada highway and your 1946 Chevy pickup breaks down. What’s your next move? Very few of us would choose the path of Oklahoma-born Frank Van Zant. Most would figure out a way to get the truck repaired and be on their way. But Van Zant stayed. … Continue Reading
Art, Culture, Nostalgia
In 1915 the German design revue, Das Plakat, published a special supplement devoted to plagiarism (and influence) titled Plakat und Plagiat. It compared a variety of posters, advertisements and publicity that overtly, covertly and cleverly copied work produced by others. Sometimes it was clear as a bell. Other times, it became clear that the designers … Continue Reading
Culture, Nostalgia
I guess it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the Blockbuster in my neighbourhood is closing its doors for good. Although I was well aware that Blockbuster Inc. had declared bankruptcy in late 2010, someone had assured me that it would only be U.S. stores closing, and that the Canadian chain would remain afloat. … Continue Reading
Culture, Nostalgia
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