Brad Smithfield
Brad Smithfield is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Brad Smithfield:
The first Chinese paper money, “jiaozi,” was stamped with six different inks and multiple banknote seals
Howdy Doody: The most celebrated children’s show in television history
The reason why cockpits are called cockpits
The greatest war poet of WWI, Wilfred Owen, was killed one week before the end of the war
Dr. Jacoby from “Twin Peaks” is based on Terence McKenna, the American psychedelic guru
The Duchess of Baden’s $1,3M diamond tiara has been stolen from a German museum
Gustave Doré’s ethereal illustrations of Alighieri’s Divine Comedy
The mysterious Crooked Forest in Poland
Riga, the city with the largest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in the world
“Blues Run The Game” – Jackson C. Frank, the forgotten folk legend of the 60s & his tragedy-stricken career
