posts from 2018 / 03 / 17

1. The First Pizza Joint

   historical-nonfiction:

   Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba, in Naples, Italy, is widely considered the world’s first pizzeria. It was first established in 1738 as a peddler’s stand. In 1830, it became a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the town center. Since its opening day, their ovens have been lined with lava rocks taken from nearby Mount Vesuvius.

   March 17th, 2018 8:37am

2. 

   nyctaeus:

   Dana Wsye, ‘Pills & Remedies’, from the series ‘Jesus Had A Sister Productions’, 1996-2003

   Canadian artist creates fictitious pharmaceutical company that uses 60′s retro and kitsch imagery to sell cures and remedies that aim to dissect our utopic quest for perfection.  

   March 17th, 2018 8:35am