A contentious election

The Election Riot 1874 by Peter Hurd

In 1874 William Charles Lunalilo, the elected King of Hawaii, died without naming an heir. This touched off Hawaii's second election of a monarch. David Laʻamea Kalākaua and the Dowager Queen Emma were the two main contenders. The election was decided by the legislative assembly in favor of Kalākaua and, at the news, Emma's supporters rioted in Honolulu and attacked the assembly. The police could not control the situation and so American and British troops from ships in the harbor were brought in to restore order.

Source: The 1874 Election Riot in Honolulu.   

Our election is upon us, and it seems that regardless of the winner we'll have our own scaled up version of the 1874 Honolulu riots. The more things change... 

 

Paintings of bicycles

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This is a collection of paintings featuring bicycles. In selecting them I avoided mobs of latex clad bicycle enthusiasts and racers. Instead, I focused on the more generic types of bikes that are so common. Also, for some reason a lot of paintings featured baskets of flowers to give them a more romantic look; I avoided those as well.

All That She Wants

Get ready for a licentious weekend with Sofi Tukker.

 

Halloween treats

Hopefully the hard cider is for an adult Halloween party, because I doubt it would be well received as a Halloween treat for the little tykes. Getting your house TPed would be the least of your worries when the neighborhood moms and dads found out. 

 

Walking in Santa Tecla

Santa Tecla is a provincial capital in El Salvadore. This is a dusk walk through its downtown area. The neighborhood is full of shops, restaurants, stalls and bars. It is a lively looking place.

Occasionally he places music in the soundtrack. I'm not sure if this is to prevent a copyright strike from music playing in the bars, or to drown out an inappropriate conversation, or just eccentricity by the YouTuber. Regardless, the music is nice, so it isn't too annoying.

 

Film Fun magazine covers

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In the early half of the 20th century there were two Film Fun magazines, one British and one American. These are from the American Film Fun magazine. It was mainly a comic book with the strips featuring movie stars and other celebrities. From the pulp cheesecake covers, all of them done by the artist Enoch Bolles, it appears it was aimed at men. 

Edited to add: after posting I realized that one of the covers, the one of Charlie Chaplin, is actually from the British Film Fun.

À l'affût

Get ready for a roistering weekend with Monterosso.