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Hadley Meares

Historian and writer, Freelance

is a historian and a writer whose work has appeared in Atlas Obscura, Curbed and Kcet, among others. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

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Black and white photo of a man in a military outfit raising his arm while surrounded by photographers and cameramen at a sports field.

ideaMusic

The night when straight white males tried to kill disco

Hadley Meares

Close-up photo of a colourful vintage pinball machine featuring a clown face with flippers and various game elements.

ideaSports and games

A menace to society: the war on pinball in America

Hadley Meares

Black and white photo of four empty paper bags standing upright in a row against a plain background.

ideaGender

The invention of the paper bag was a triumph of feminism

Hadley Meares