Spain’s first pornos As with the internet, it didn’t take long for pioneers to see the pornographic possibilities of film with early pornos appearing pretty quickly after the Lumiere brothers first displayed their invention in Paris in 1895. However, unlike the internet, this was no democratic tool, the first silent pornos were mainly made to […]
What is the Habsburg jaw? The Habsburg jaw is a severe facial deformity characterized by a protruding lower jaw (mandibular prognathism) and receding upper jaw (maxillary deficiency) that plagued Europe’s most powerful royal dynasty for generations. This distinctive feature, visible in portraits spanning two centuries, resulted from inbreeding practices designed to keep power within the
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Photo from Guide to Madrid’s Literary District by John Dapolito Last year my book A Guide to Madrid’s Literary District was published by Secret Kingdoms and this year, I’ve got not one but four new titles out! Okay, admittedly three of these are Lonely Planet guides (the big Madrid guide, the pocket guide and the
