At just 19 years old, Bush achieved massive success with her debut single “Wuthering Heights” in 1978. It topped the UK singles chart for four weeks, making her the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a fully self-written song. This established her as an immediate star.

Her debut studio album, The Kick Inside, released the same year, peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and sold over a million copies in the UK alone. It featured songs she had written from as young as 13, showcasing her early prodigious talent.

Capitalizing on the success of The Kick Inside, EMI persuaded Bush to quickly record a follow-up, Lionheart, released later in 1978. While commercially successful, reaching number six in the UK, Bush later expressed dissatisfaction with it, feeling it was rushed.

Their success was the result of years of experimentation, engineering skill, and an innovative approach to flight control. Unlike many of their contemporaries, the Wrights focused on how to control an aircraft in flight, leading to their breakthrough with three-axis control—still a fundamental principle in modern aviation.

Beyond their technical achievements, the Wright brothers’ determination and hands-on experimentation laid the foundation for the aviation industry. Their work transformed transportation and helped usher in the modern age of flight. Below is a rare collection of early flight test photos featuring the Wright Brothers in the early 1900s.

Amid economic hardship and rising crime, there was also an undeniable creative pulse, with punk, hip-hop, and street art beginning to take root. These fascinating photos, taken by Nick DeWolf, reflect both the struggles and the spirit of a city on the edge of transformation.

Egon von Eickstedt was a German physical anthropologist who conducted expeditions to India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and Burma in the 1920s, specifically between 1926 and 1929. During this time, he took approximately 12,000 photographic images and collected 2,000 objects, focusing on Adivasi (indigenous) communities. His work in India included studies in South India, and specifically Kerala, where he documented and photographed indigenous people, including Dalit communities. He was particularly interested in what he termed “primitive peoples” and their cultural practices.

Eickstedt’s research was driven by his theories on racial classification, and he aimed to validate his anthropological theories through measuring and photographing India’s indigenous population. He later published his findings in works such as “Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit” (Ethnology and the Race History of Mankind), where he classified human populations into various “races” and types. His photographs and collected artifacts were intended to support his “racial history of mankind” theories.

It is important to note that Eickstedt’s anthropological work is viewed through the lens of racial anthropology prevalent in his time, and he later became a leading racial theorist in Nazi Germany. His photographic collection, while extensive, is embedded in a colonial and racial context, reflecting asymmetric power relations between the anthropologist and the subjects.

Born in 1946 in Sussex, England, Bastedo gained international recognition not only for her acting but also for her intelligence and elegance. Beyond her screen career, she was a passionate advocate for animal rights and founded the Alexandra Bastedo Champions Animal Sanctuary, where she cared for hundreds of animals in need.

Bastedo’s graceful presence on screen and her compassionate work off-screen left a lasting impression. She passed away in 2014, but she remains a beloved figure in both entertainment and humanitarian circles. Take a look at these gorgeous photos to see portraits of a young Alexandra Bastedo in the 1960s.

Their relationship began during a time of great personal and professional transformation for Starr. As the 1970s ushered in new musical movements, the breakup of The Beatles cast a shadow over the band members’ lives, and Starr, along with his new romantic partner, found solace in each other’s company. Their connection symbolized a fusion of artistic creativity and personal camaraderie, as they shared moments of quiet reflection amid the chaos of the music industry. One particularly charming memory from their relationship is captured in photo booth images, candid snapshots of their shared laughter and love during this defining period.

“I met Ringo on a Monday afternoon in May 27, 1974,” said Nancy. “John had rented actor Peter Lawford’s infamous Santa Monica beach home where he and May Pang hosted many get-togethers. Girlfriends and wives were cooking in the kitchen and kids were swimming in the pool. It was a family get-together, rock ‘n’ roll style. A seat was offered to me at the poker table and I found myself next to Ringo.  He was so charming, playful, witty and cute as hell. He might have had sad eyes, but they were twinkling at me that day.”

“After our first date we were hooked on each other,” Nancy continued. “We just continued until one day we were looking for a house together and we were a couple. Our world was fast and on the move all over the world. We had a place in Monte Carlo, England, Amsterdam and LA. Between the recording studios, movie premieres, promotion tours, traveling nine months a year and juggling the children, friends and family we were gypsies — elegant gypsies. Sometimes we would unplug the phones and hide out in our own house not letting anybody know we were in town. Just a few days of old movies, some home made popcorn and our favorite meals. Those days were some of our best times.”

They were in a committed relationship for about six years and got engaged following Ringo’s divorce from Maureen Starkey in 1975. During a romantic holiday in Mexico, Nancy co‑wrote the song “Las Brisas” with Ringo, which appeared on his 1976 album Ringo’s Rotogravure.

Baes published in 1941 an illustrated booklet entitled Histoires de peintres racontées et illustrées par Firmin Baes containing anecdotes relating to painters and their work. Below is a collection of beautiful portrait paintings by Firmin Baes from the early 20th century.