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

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

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

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

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 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

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)

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

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 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

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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Live Long and Prosper: Mr. Spock’s Greatest Achievements in Star Trek’s Prime Universe

Live Long and Prosper: Mr. Spock’s Greatest Achievements in Star Trek’s Prime Universe

  This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of Gene Roddenberry's space opera, Star Trek (1966-1969). ...
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Andy Warhol Eats A Burger King And Asks ‘Where is the beautiful McDonald’s?’

Andy Warhol Eats A Burger King And Asks ‘Where is the beautiful McDonald’s?’

"It couldn’t be more Warholesque. That’s of course why he agreed to do it" ...
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