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Antiques

History Food

The Century-Old Neon Sign Tearing Up LA Conservationists

Last year an antique Depression-era neon sign was excavated in Pasadena—but it dug up a troubling story along with it. On Nat King Cole, hot chicken, and Malibu’s racist past.

Nate Rogers Vice Jan 2021 20min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "There Is No Baby In This Story"

An antique high chair; the complexities of parenting and growing.

Chelsea Sutton Pithead Chapel May 2020 Permalink

It Came From the '70s: The Story of Your Grandma's Weird Couch

The history of a couch.

Lisa Hix Collector's Weekly Aug 2018 25min Permalink