News to You

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1800s, 19th Century, News, Victorian

Dancer Reading the Newspaper by Edgar Degas, 1880

Did you miss your news? Here it is! Interestingly, there was a ton of options for this month. To be honest, I did not even work my way through all my keywords as I already had close to 15 interesting articles after using just three words. It was tough choosing the top eight headlines for April. Lots  of slideshows to sift through and I did not want to include them all, least this listicle turn out to be nothing but a slew of photographs. As a writer, I am partial to a good piece of written journalism (with no disrespect for photo-journalism.–Thus said, most photographs are not by ‘photo-journalists’ but by stage portrait photographers of the 19th century. There’s a difference.) Below we have a mix of politically inclined articles and bipartisan ones, and of course a peppering of “fun ones.” All faux-headlines are linked to articles around the web.

• Black Women’s Lives Matter
• Dressed to the Nines
• Fake News Isn’t New
• The Ivanka Trump of the 19th Century
• Jukebox Origin Story
• Lady’s Sex Toy
• No Longer the Coal Standard
• The Paris Model

 

News Update

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1800s, 19th Century, Architecture, Art, Biography, Canada, England, Gentlemen, Jane Austen, Librarianship, Literature, News, Photography, Politics, President, Regency, Scent, Society, United States, Victorian, Women

Breakfast with the Morning Newspaper by Laurits Andersen Ring, 1898

This month is just blurring by! Really? A fortnight already?! Heavens to Betsy, time certainly flies. Luckily, this does not pertain to our first news post of the year at 19th Century Modern. Naturally there are some political tie-ins with America’s Presidential Inauguration by peeking into the “Trump of the Past.” It seems marginally optimistic. Only history will tell how our new President did. In the same vein, an article on mini-bios (a fan favorite topic) of 19th century female pioneers made the list. As a micro-shopping post in its own right, there is a curated short list of Jane Austen inspired candles from various companies to include as part of your new Hygge routine. Another literature inspired headline incorporates innovative library art. There is also a vignette on half a dozen scandalous news of the 19th century. News on News? This is getting practically, meta! An entire 19th century village for sale, a piece on the famous selfie obsessed celebrity from the 1800s and a special time capsule reveal, round out the other offerings this January.

• 19th Century Donald Trump
• Austen is Lit
• Frozen in Time
• Insta Girl of the Victorian Age
• It Takes a Village
• Mini Bios of Famous Women
• News on News: Getting Meta
• A Novel Idea

News Lore

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1800s, 19th Century, Abe Lincoln, Architecture, Author, Circus, Crime, Criminal, Etiquette, Ghost, Halloween, Haunted House, Holiday, Home, House, Language, News, Society, Steampunk, True Crime, Victorian, Writer

The Newspaper by James Tissot, 1883

It is October and you know what that means! Time for tales of the macabre and news of the undead. . .  or something along those lines. Since everyone may not share enthusiasm nor passion for All Hollow’s Eve, I have peppered some general headlines within the coveted list of eight.

Below are some of the more fascinating articles that have come out this month. A beautiful Victorian home is for sale with scads of photographs to drool over. There is even a piece pondering over the alternative history, if President Abraham Lincoln lived, what would the world be like today? One of my favorite non-Halloween vignettes is the fun Victorian slang, which are tongue-twisters in their own right! My goodness! Why did such wonderfully silly words go by the wayside?! There is also a great review on the Circ de Solis Kurio’s Show! I so wish to attend now!! The remaining snippets are in the spirit of Halloween; serial killers, cemetery tours, mourning rituals, and ghosts that haunt the night. Buwahahahaha!

• House on the Hill
• Not the First Murder
• Practically Presidential
• Spirits of Stowe
• Tales of Terror
• Tuesday Mourning
• When the Circus Comes to Town
• Wordy Wordsmith

News in Brief

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1800s, 19th Century, African, Architecture, Art, Biography, Criminal, Food, Gentlemen, Holiday, Home, House, Military, News, Periodical, Photography, Society, Transgendered, True Crime, Victorian, Women

September brings a host of news! I did not have to search far to find some fun and fascinating headlines. There is a vignette on the (possible?!) discovery of the HMS Terror in Artic! There is also a piece on Victorian comics and how it shaped the world. A whole article is devoted to a transgendered Victorian who was ousted. Another section covers an inspired photography session on the life of Bonetta, Queen Victoria’s African ward-of-sorts. I have never heard of Bonetta! How did I not know about this! I feel so grossly uninformed about our dear Queen. Continuing with pictures, everybody’s favorite topic is also represented this month: Mugshots! Insight into society as well as some are rather humorous images. There is also a bit with a video about a very special 19th century apple pie recipe that is honored each year.–This does make me salivate so! While there are two articles concerning Victorian buildings, one in New Orleans, Louisiana and the other focuses on houses in England. It is the latter piece that hurts my heart. I am a big proponent of art and beautiful things. It is painful for me when the such grand structures are torn down. It is not only the small death of fantasy and beauty but also, more importantly, of history. It was not merely four walls, it was someone’s home. Believe me, I am not blind to economics and when something has overstayed its welcome, but it saddens me just the same. Which of the eight journalistic pieces catches your eye?

• American as Apple Pie
• The Homes of Death Row
• How Comical!
• Mugging it for the Camera
• NOLA Dwelling
• The Queen’s Ward
• Terror of the Seas
• A Transgendered Life

A Different Theater

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1800s, 19th Century, Cinema, Downton Abbey, Film, Julian Fellowes, Movies, News, The Gilded Age, Victorian

Auditorium in the Old Burgtheater, Vienna by Gustav Klimt, 1888

The theater and opera were to the Victorians as movies are to the Modern citizen; a form of escapist entertainment. While many Moderns do not dress to the nines to attend a movie (unless it is a red carpet premiere), it is still an occasion, be it a date or simply a movie you have been eagerly anticipating. The best blend of old and new are modern films that take place in the 1800s.

To this end I am listing six up-coming 19th century flicks. This is a departure from the list of eight that I am known for. I do this movie round up post every other month. However, I’m starting to catch up with the list of what is coming out this year. There are over 30 Victorian-inspired works in Development, but have not progressed further along in the production process. Originally this movie news post stemmed from keeping abreast on Julian Fellowes new endeavor The Gilded Age; an American prequel to Downton Abbey.