Ever wanted to throw a cocktail party but wanted to go a little further than the standard Cosmo or Screwdriver? Look no further than Liqurious. On this site users can upload their own favorite liquid poison resulting is an amazing database of cocktails, with their recipe’s.
The Royal Dutch Library has made its newspaper archive since 1618 available online. Over 1 million pages, spanning 4 centuries of news available for free, making it one of the largest online newspaper databases. I love browsing through databases like these. All these old articles, pictures and ad’s. Amazing.
However, the site is being developed, so forgive the occasional bug or server overload. Besides the enormous amount of work already delivered, they are working hard to expand the database, which has to consist of approximately 7 million pages in 2012. This will reassure its position among the larger database of newspapers. These guys have done a hell of a job, and still have a long way to go. A great initiative. Especially because it is available for free.
Go check it out here, and happy browsing.
If you are into this stuff, also check out the databases below:
Life Magazine Picture Archive
Popular Science Magazine Archive
Vintage Ad Browser
Thanks to Gary of ResourceShelf for some factual updates!
Do you love old ads? Then look no further! On Vintage Ad Browser you can currently search through 123.331 (and counting) print ads, sourced from multiple sources. Ranging from food to toys and from fashion to war-propaganda, it’s all there. A great source of inspiration, and loads of fun to browse. The browser was created by Philipp Lenssen last year and will surely be a massive success! Great work Philip! Hours of fun guaranteed. Now go and browse for yourselves!
