It’s easy to romanticize the Old West. Hollywood gave us dusty cowpokes with jaws sharp enough to split a whiskey barrel and waistlines tighter than their lariats. Meanwhile, historical photos offer a somber parade of gaunt-faced pioneers and skeletal sodbusters, squinting toward the camera like they’re gaping maws of dysentery. But let’s put away the sepia-toned lies for a moment…
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Cyclops Singles Meet Your Match in the Blink of One Eye
“Falling in love is like stepping into traffic. You know it’s a terrible idea, but part of you still wants to see what happens.” — Tina Punchinellos Former hostage negotiator turned wedding planner Welcome to Cyclops Singles—the only dating site made exclusively for one-eyed romantics. Whether you’re dreaming of sunset walks along molten lava beaches or pupil-to-pupil chats under the…
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Reelin’ in the Years – Part Two How I remember my family tree
“Time is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.” — Andy Rooney Preserving the past is like herding cats in a wind tunnel—chaotic, noble, and almost always covered in dust. But when I stumbled over a box in the attic labeled “Old Stuff – Maybe Important?”, I didn’t find junk.…
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Reelin’ in the Years – Part One Stowin' Away the Time
“Your everlasting summer you can see it fading fast So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last Well you wouldn’t even know a diamond if you held it in your hand The things you think are precious I can’t understand” – Steely Dan, 1972 There was a time when photography was less about capturing a…
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From Rock Gods to Goat Farms The weird fate of classic album covers
Once upon a time, a band could slap a blurry Polaroid on a CD case, doodle their name in Sharpie, and call it an album cover. Today, those charmingly rough edges have vanished into multimillion-dollar CGI extravaganzas, using drone fleets, underwater film crews, and NASA-led lunar photo shoots. But amidst the glittering absurdity, a newer, stranger trend has emerged. Original…
