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Mary Quant, the Kings Road and the Mini-Skirt

Mary Quant, the Kings Road and the Mini-Skirt

EVERYBODY knows that Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt. Except she didn’t. In reality nobody really knows for sure who produced the diminutive garment first. ...
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29 Classic Photos I Found From 1956

29 Classic Photos I Found From 1956

TODAY I trawled the archives for pictures from 1956 worth looking at again. All captions ...
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Paul McCartney’s 1960 Letter To Audition A Drummer For The Beatles Trip To Hamburg

Paul McCartney’s 1960 Letter To Audition A Drummer For The Beatles Trip To Hamburg

LETTERS of note: Paul McCartney wrote this letter in 1960 to a possible drummer for ...
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On This Day In Photos: February 3 1959 – Buddy Holly Dies On The Winter Dance Party Tour

On This Day In Photos: February 3 1959 – Buddy Holly Dies On The Winter Dance Party Tour

ON This Day - February 3 1959: Charles Hardin Holley - aka Buddy Holly -  22, ...
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Plastic Punks: The Sid Vicious Doll

Plastic Punks: The Sid Vicious Doll

  In 1993, Sid Vicious was immortalised in plastic and nylon as 'The Ultimate Punk ...
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In 1964 Isaac Asimov Made These Predictions On The World In 2014

In 1964 Isaac Asimov Made These Predictions On The World In 2014

  IN 1964 Isaac Asimov was wondering about the future. What would the world be ...
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Flashbak, Everything Old Is New Again

Embarrassing Endorsements: When A Famous Name Damages Your Brand

THE Nicolas Anelka ‘quinelle’ controversy has taken a dramatic new twist, as West Bromwich Albion’s ...
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The Elephant Man: Blondie And David Bowie At New York’s Booth Theater In 1980

The Elephant Man: Blondie And David Bowie At New York’s Booth Theater In 1980

FLASHBACK photo: Deborah Harry of the rock band Blondie visits David Bowie backstage at the ...
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As Hitler’s Boxer Said To The Actress: Silent Anny Ondra Was Hitchcock’s Star Of Britain’s First ‘Talkie’

As Hitler’s Boxer Said To The Actress: Silent Anny Ondra Was Hitchcock’s Star Of Britain’s First ‘Talkie’

IN1929 almost everyone in the British film industry was convinced that the newfangled talking films ...
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Singers and Swingers In the Kitchen: The 1967 ‘Scene-Makers Cookbook’

Singers and Swingers In the Kitchen: The 1967 ‘Scene-Makers Cookbook’

“Give it a try, the recipes are mostly easy ones and remember a year ago, Barbra Streisand couldn’t cook at all”. ...
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Tom Mix Was Hollywood’s Original Cowboy Tough Guy (Photo)

Tom Mix Was Hollywood’s Original Cowboy Tough Guy (Photo)

TOM Mix - January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940 - was an American silent ...
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Richard Pryor’s Greatest Hits: Mr Black Death Metal Sings The Blues

Richard Pryor’s Greatest Hits: Mr Black Death Metal Sings The Blues

  RICHARD Pryor could sing. Before the comedy hits came, Pryor headed to New York ...
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