Category Archives: Shipwreck Kitsch
Coming Soon: 170-year-old shipwreck beer
We started following this story a few months back. In 2010, archaeologists discovered a mid-19th-century shipwreck off the archipelago of Åland in Finland laden with unopened beer and champaign bottles. The local government commissioned a firm to: to study the composition of … Continue reading
Recent Shipwreck News
Truth be told, I’ve been pretty distracted the past couple of weeks. But ships continue to wreck and shipwrecks continue to inundate our daily lives. So here’s some of the shipwreck material that’s been piling up in my inbox. The Huffington Post ran … Continue reading
Shipwreck video game
After taking a week off, I have quite the backlog of shipwreck material to post. We’ll get to all of it in good time, but I couldn’t resist sharing this new shipwreck video game–The Island: Castaway. Developed by G5 Games, The Island … Continue reading
New Shipwreck Music Video!
Nadina’s Cube, a longtime friend of Ships on the Shore, has released a video of their haunting tune “Drama.” Originally released on the 2010 albulm Shipwrecked: From Birmingham to Jericho with no Prozac, “Drama,” like the rest of the album, artfully deploys … Continue reading
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Shipwreck Kitsch: A shower curtain
Titanic celebrations might be over, but shipwreck kitsch is everywhere. You just can’t make this stuff up. Gizmodo recently posted the following story (tagged WTF). It’s a gem. Commemorate All Famous Shipwrecks With This Sinking Shower Curtain We’re not sure … Continue reading
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