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Elvira: An Illustrated History of The Mistress of the Dark

In 1981, Cassandra Peterson was working at a typewriter for a low wage secretarial job when her ...

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Oily Biceps and Neon Spandex: Muscle & Fitness Magazines of the 1980s

It was a time of hyper-concentration on appearance. The Baby Boomers were out of ...

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Vinyl Studs: Macho Album Cover Ladykillers of the 1960s-1980s

Even Henry Mancini, the ever-classy composer, wasn't immune to the album cover custom of portraying ...

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You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby: Virginia Slims Advertising Year By Year

It started in 1968 - Phillip Morris launches the very first cigarette brand marketed specifically ...

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Don’t Look Up! Cinema’s Long Pervy Tradition of Ladies on Ladders

The history of cinema is full of scenes featuring girls climbing up ladders and ...

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A Time Before Netflix: Vintage TV Movie of the Week Adverts

Before Netflix, before DVR, before premium movie channels, before even DVD and VHS, you ...

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Andrei Tarkovsky’s Sublime Polaroids‎ (And Free Films)

Andrei Tarkovsky's Polaroids‎ (1979 - 1984) show us thoughtful and dreamy visions of his native ...

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Joe Strummer’s Wild Westway Western Wear And Sandpaper Blues

I first met artist/curator Robert Gordon McHarg III two decades ago, when he was developing ...

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The Classic World Domination Game: Celebrating RISK (Parker Brothers)

In 1959, Parker Brothers licensed from creator Albert Lamorisse (1922-1970) a game called “Conquest ...

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Welcome to Family-Time Hell: Vintage Board Games That Time Forgot

I happen to really love board games, and have happy memories of playing them ...

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Sometimes a Cigar is NOT Just a Cigar: Phallic Innuendo in Vintage Advertising

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar" - a quote attributed to Sigmund Freud, refers to ...

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Getting WAY Too Excited About Computers: Open-Mouthed Wonderment in 80s Tech Adverts

Look at these people. Judging by the levels of shock-and-awe, you'd think this man just ...

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