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30/06/2026

A man who is a master of patience is a master of everything else...

03/05/2026

Basketball was invented in 1891 when a harsh winter storm kept students at Springfield College indoors and in need of entertainment. Their teacher, James Naismith, came up with a game that would change the world of sports. He nailed two peach baskets to the gym balcony, handed the students a soccer ball, and instructed them to toss it into the opposing team’s basket—thus, the game of basketball was born.

The new game quickly captured the students’ interest and began to evolve. Initially, teams had as many as 40 players, but that number was soon reduced to five per side. In 1895, backboards were added to stop fans on the balconies from interfering with play, and by 1893, the soccer ball had been replaced with a purpose-made basketball.

Other improvements followed: the bottoms of the baskets were cut out to allow the ball to fall through, and in 1901, dribbling was officially introduced, adding movement and pace to the game. From its humble beginnings in a gym, basketball spread rapidly across the globe, becoming one of the most popular and dynamic sports in the world.

11/11/2025

Women on a lunch break skipping in the street of London, 1953.

11/11/2025

Bicycle of the future. 1946

11/11/2025

The Mau Mau wanted land back.
Kenyatta gave them speeches.
And left them in poverty, while his family became one of Kenya's biggest landowners.

That's not revolution.
That's betrayal in a suit.

11/11/2025

Man in a goat-drawn cart in a street in Dinan, Brittany, unspecified date (probably circa 1910s)

11/11/2025

Cyclist from Estonia, on a self-made bicycle, 1912.

30/10/2025

A boy selling lemonade with a portable lemonade dispenser. Berlin, 1931.

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