Raymond Massaro
Massaro, whose shoes fetch 3,000 euros ($4,000) a pair, takes pride in the traditions of his craft, even using the old pedal-operated sewing machines from his father's era.
Julius Erving
Julius Erving is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim.
The 1804 silver dollar
The 1804 Silver Dollar is a United States dollar coin considered to be one of the rarest and most famous coins in the world, due to its unique history.
Francois Freres
Francois Freres makes oak barrels.
Austin Osman Spare
Austin Osman Spare was an English artist who developed idiosyncratic magical techniques including automatic writing, automatic drawing and sigilization based on his theories of the relationship between the conscious and unconscious self. His artistic work is characterized by skilled draughtsmanship exhibiting a mastery of the use of the line, and often employs monstrous or fantastic magical and sexual imagery.
Pineider
Francesco Pineider opened his first shop in Florence in 1774, and for more than two hundred years Pineider has remained a point of reference for people who love style, beauty and the refined culture of writing. Pineider continues today with this tradition and still produces hand-made papers and hand-engraved stationery, and luxury leather goods.
Alfie Atkins
Alfie Atkins is a fictional character created by the author Gunilla Bergström from Sweden in 1972. In the books Alfie experiences many ordinary everyday events that all kids can easily recognize. In his longing to grow up and be a big boy, Alfie often competes with his father on who can manage these events in the best way. Alfie's father is a nice and positive man. Women appear less frequently in the stories: Alfie has an aunt named Fifi and a grandmother, but no mother is present.
Xoloitzcuintli
The Xoloitzcuintli is a rare, hairless breed of dog. Archaeological evidence dates the breed to over 3500 years ago. Long regarded as guardians and protectors, the indigenous peoples believed that the Xolo would safeguard the home from evil spirits as well as intruders. In ancient times the Xolos were often sacrificed and then buried with their owners to act as guide to the soul on its journey to the underworld. These dogs were considered a great delicacy, and were consumed for sacrificial ceremonies–including marriages and funerals.
The Endless Summer
The Endless Summer is a 1966 film in the surf movie genre. Its title comes from the idea, expressed at both the beginning and end of the film, that if one had enough time and money it would be possible to follow the summer around the world, making it endless.
The Woman of Rome
The glitter and cynicism of Rome under Mussolini provide the background of what is probably Alberto Moravia's best and best-known novel - The Woman of Rome. It's the story of Adriana, a simple girl with no fortune but her beauty who models naked for a painter, accepts gifts from men, and could never quite identify the moment when she traded her private dream of home and children for the life of a prostitute. The Woman of Rome also tells the stories of the tortured university student Giacomo, a failed revolutionary who refuses to admit his love for Adriana; of the sinister figure of Astarita, the Secret Police officer obsessed with Adriana; and of the coarse and brutal criminal Sonzogno, who treats Adriana as his private property.