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1950s: a terribly sad cat plays the piano for Andy’s Gang

1950s: a terribly sad cat plays the piano for Andy’s Gang

IN the 1950s, children tuned in to watch Andy’s Gang. They would have seen this sad ...
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1970s porn film book tie-ins: when sex went multi-media

1970s porn film book tie-ins: when sex went multi-media

IN the 1970s, what every badly dressed porn flick needed was a book accompaniment. A ...
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When Arnold Schwarzenegger went to the Rio Carnival it was hilarious

When Arnold Schwarzenegger went to the Rio Carnival it was hilarious

WHEN Arnold Schwarzenegger's wasn't cajoling children into frenzied exercise, shagging his housekeeper, admiring Hitler, being ...
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When David Bowie committed Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide live

When David Bowie committed Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide live

THE Pope has resigned. Many of his workmates were shocked at the surprise announcement. But Benedict ...
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RIP Paul Tanner inventor of the Electro-Theremin.

RIP Paul Tanner inventor of the Electro-Theremin.

RIP Paul Tanner, the musician who played trombone with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and who, with Bob ...
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Robert Crumb predicted twitter and the internet (photo)

Robert Crumb predicted twitter and the internet (photo)

DECADES before it went live, Robert Crumb predicted Twitter and the internet: "Everyone will be ...
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Robert Crumb: the same-sex marriage cover art the New Yorker rejected

Robert Crumb: the same-sex marriage cover art the New Yorker rejected

WHY did the New Yorker magazine reject Robert Crumb's same sex marriage cover (see above)? Nadja Sayej ...
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In the 1950s Heinz thought clowns would make pickles fun – they didn’t (photos)

In the 1950s Heinz thought clowns would make pickles fun – they didn’t (photos)

IN the 1950s, Heinz looked at pickles and wondered what went with them? The answer ...
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David Beckham, Jimmy Savile, Ronnie Irani, Maggie Thatcher and Jeffrey Archer: the five biggest charity boasters

David Beckham, Jimmy Savile, Ronnie Irani, Maggie Thatcher and Jeffrey Archer: the five biggest charity boasters

THEY do a lot of work for charity, and they DO like to mention it! ...
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When We Went Mad: the documentary of Mad Magazine (with added Jimi Hendrix fold in)

When We Went Mad: the documentary of Mad Magazine (with added Jimi Hendrix fold in)

MAD Magazine is a film. WhenWe Went Mad is a documentarythat MAD Magazine over the past 60 years.” You ...
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1976: the Star Trek cast meet the Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise

1976: the Star Trek cast meet the Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise

IT was no coincidence that the first Space Shuttle Orbiter was called Enterprise. Originally named ...
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1925: the Isolator helmet by Hugo Gernsback

1925: the Isolator helmet by Hugo Gernsback

FLASHBACK to 1925: The Isolator is a bizarre helmet invented in 1925 that encourages focus ...
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    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

      These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. St. Petersburg. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. St Petersburg is the city Christopher Hitchens called "an apparent temple of civilization: the polished window between Russia and Europe... the ...
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    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Ephemeral, disposable, they served only one purpose—to let someone know "I'm here. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer ...
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    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    "I get a thrill when they’re kneeling there, between my knees and they’re looking up at me. And I want them to call me Mr Hill, not Benny. ‘Is that all right for you, Mr Hill?’ That’s lovely, that is, I really like that,” I asked him why and he said, “Well, it’s respectful...”’ - Benny Hill ...
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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 Russia, featuring his family, his dog, his home, his garden, views from trips to Italy and a 'selfie'. Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) is the revered film director of whom Ingmar Bergman said, “Tarkovsky ...
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    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    Eadweard Muybridge (9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904) was not into smut and eroticism. His rapid-fire sequential photographs of two naked women kissing served to aid his studies of human and animal movement. It was in the interests of art and science Muybridge secured the services of two women, ...
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    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Siouxsie Sioux (born Susan Janet Ballion on 27 May 1957) found fame with Siouxsie and The Banshees, the band she so-created with Steven Severin. Many pictures of Siouxsie Sioux and the rest of the group and their friends were taken by photographer Ray Stevenson, the brother of Nils Stevenson, who managed ...
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