Push Back the Norm: Start a Neo-Modernist Movement
The best changes in history are made by the best people. As much as we might want to think ... and imagine ... that today we are far more advanced, a...
Simple Rediscovery
Share:
Listens: 16
About
From art and architecture to film, fun, fashion, and infamous behavior, Simple Rediscovery brings the best of the past to light for a new age. Relearn, relive, and relove subjects that we revive and refresh for today. Find us at simplerediscovery.org.
Play the Funky (Story) Music! Rock and Roll!
In just around three minutes, a good pop story song gives us an abbreviated account of a love affair, or the details of an adventure (or misadventure)...
Rediscover Lessons Good and Grimm
Rediscover the frightening tales from our collective past. We’ll come to see that things really haven’t changed that much since the Brothers Grimm col...
Rediscover Fashion Mojo
It’s true that vain people can be slothful ... and slothful people can be vain but most of these double-duty offenders exist only on the fringes of po...
Rediscover How Books Pop-Up!
Rediscover the pop-up book — which isn’t only a book — it is art. Explore the modern masters of pop-up books: Matthew Reinhart, Robert Sabuda, David C...
Rediscover Local Theater: Curtain Up!
A night of theater—be it a high-end, professional production in a major city; or a touring company performance in a mid-sized regional hub; or a Littl...
Rediscover Mary Blair: Disney's Magic, Color, and Flair
Even if you haven’t heard of Mary Blair (1911–1978), you’re probably very familiar with some of her classic illustrations and designs. Just close your...
Rediscover Troubled Times—U.S. Civil War
In 1989, when Allan Gurganus published his debut novel, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, he did something amazing: Through a work of fiction...
Rediscover the Typewriter
One could argue that the introduction of the modern typewriter just a tad over 110 years ago did more to change the way that humans communicate than a...
Rediscover Great American Museums
You might be surprised to learn that most public museums didn’t appear until the eighteenth century; even then, it was often difficult for many middle...