FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

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D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE 1940 READER: A POTATO THAT WASN'T A CHRISTIAN The 1940 Reader: A Potato That Wasn’t A Christian. IN 1940, the pamphlet A potato that wasn’t a Christian hit the streets. Mummy. OSCAR WILDE EXPLAINS HIS COMMENT THAT 'ALL ART IS QUITE Oscar Wilde Explains His Comment That ‘All Art is Quite Useless’. In 1890, Bernulf Clegg wrote asked Oscar Wilde to expand on a line in his preface to The Picture of Dorian Gra y: “ All art is quite useless .”. Wilde replied: CHELSEA. S.W. Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood. It is not meant to instruct, or to THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films COMIN AT YA: THE EIGHTIES 3-D MOVIE CRAZE (CIRCA 1981 Comin at Ya: The Eighties 3-D Movie Craze (circa 1981 – 1983) In 2009, 3-D movies roared back to the pop culture forefront with expensive sci-fi epics like Avatar and Star Trek, as well as horror movies such as the remake, My Bloody Valentine. 3-D movie-making is probably here to stay (especially if it is summer-time), but the 1980s LES SATANIQUES : THE SATANIC ONES BY FÉLICIEN ROPS (1882 Je sucerai, pour noyer ma rancoeur, Le népenthès et la bonne ciguë Aux bouts charmants de cette gorge aiguë Qui n’a jamais emprisonné de coeur. – Le Léthé by Charles Baudelaire from Fleurs du mal (1857) Painted and engraved by Belgian symbolist engraver Félicien Rops (1833-1898) between 1881 and 1882, these images for Les Continue reading "Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by 1944 IN PHOTOS: FRENCH SHAVE HEADS OF WOMEN WHO 1944 in photos: French shave heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. AFTER the Second World War, the French shaved the heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. Men were shot. A woman collaborator holding a German baby is led back to her home by a jeering crowd after having her hair shaved off. Date: 26/08/1944. WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTTING HILL IN 1971 Wonderful Photographs of Notting Hill in 1971. During 1971, John de Prey, who took these photographs, stayed for a few months with his friend Marcus in Powis Square in Notting Hill. The same location where in the summer of that year Lemmy Kilminster made his debut as a bass player for Hawkwind during a free open air concert and where, three REMEMBERING THE SCALA CINEMA: LONDON'S ALL-NIGHT 'COUNTRY The Scala cinema in London’s Kings Cross was a place to sleep, take drugs all night and throw lit paper airplanes at the screen. It remains the only cinema where as a Barbie doll dressed as the signer Karen Carpenter in The Karen Carpenter Story burned, a man crouched in the row in front began stroking my friend’s foot while the woman behind lobbed a full can of Red Stripe at someone FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE 1940 READER: A POTATO THAT WASN'T A CHRISTIAN The 1940 Reader: A Potato That Wasn’t A Christian. IN 1940, the pamphlet A potato that wasn’t a Christian hit the streets. Mummy. OSCAR WILDE EXPLAINS HIS COMMENT THAT 'ALL ART IS QUITE Oscar Wilde Explains His Comment That ‘All Art is Quite Useless’. In 1890, Bernulf Clegg wrote asked Oscar Wilde to expand on a line in his preface to The Picture of Dorian Gra y: “ All art is quite useless .”. Wilde replied: CHELSEA. S.W. Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood. It is not meant to instruct, or to THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films COMIN AT YA: THE EIGHTIES 3-D MOVIE CRAZE (CIRCA 1981 Comin at Ya: The Eighties 3-D Movie Craze (circa 1981 – 1983) In 2009, 3-D movies roared back to the pop culture forefront with expensive sci-fi epics like Avatar and Star Trek, as well as horror movies such as the remake, My Bloody Valentine. 3-D movie-making is probably here to stay (especially if it is summer-time), but the 1980s LES SATANIQUES : THE SATANIC ONES BY FÉLICIEN ROPS (1882 Je sucerai, pour noyer ma rancoeur, Le népenthès et la bonne ciguë Aux bouts charmants de cette gorge aiguë Qui n’a jamais emprisonné de coeur. – Le Léthé by Charles Baudelaire from Fleurs du mal (1857) Painted and engraved by Belgian symbolist engraver Félicien Rops (1833-1898) between 1881 and 1882, these images for Les Continue reading "Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by 1944 IN PHOTOS: FRENCH SHAVE HEADS OF WOMEN WHO 1944 in photos: French shave heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. AFTER the Second World War, the French shaved the heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. Men were shot. A woman collaborator holding a German baby is led back to her home by a jeering crowd after having her hair shaved off. Date: 26/08/1944. WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTTING HILL IN 1971 Wonderful Photographs of Notting Hill in 1971. During 1971, John de Prey, who took these photographs, stayed for a few months with his friend Marcus in Powis Square in Notting Hill. The same location where in the summer of that year Lemmy Kilminster made his debut as a bass player for Hawkwind during a free open air concert and where, three REMEMBERING THE SCALA CINEMA: LONDON'S ALL-NIGHT 'COUNTRY The Scala cinema in London’s Kings Cross was a place to sleep, take drugs all night and throw lit paper airplanes at the screen. It remains the only cinema where as a Barbie doll dressed as the signer Karen Carpenter in The Karen Carpenter Story burned, a man crouched in the row in front began stroking my friend’s foot while the woman behind lobbed a full can of Red Stripe at someone ILLUSTRATED LISTS OF GREAT WRITERS AND ARTISTS To Italian writer Umberto Eco, “the list is the origin of culture”, making “infinity comprehensible”. Lists , like Michelangelo’s 16th-Century grocery list, Mark E. Smith’s list of his most-loved books, Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and Eco’s own 14 common features of the eternal fascist, list are our “attempt to grasp the incomprehensible”. In the Continue reading A HUNDRED FABLES BY JEAN LA FONTAINE ILLUSTRATED BY PERCY A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695) was illustrated by Percy J Billinghurst (1871-1933) in 1900. Fontaine’s 239 fables are a composite blend of Western and Eastern stories adapted into French free verse. The likes of Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus are all referenced, as are Bidpai, Avienus, Horace, Rabelais, Clément Marot, Continue reading "A Hundred Fables by PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATEN ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR IN 1973 Arthur Tress’s photographs of the general New York Harbor area for the Documerica project include images of Jamaica Bay, Staten Island, Sheepshead Bay and beaches by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the USA from about 1972 to 1977, Tress’s pictures from 1973 THE BIZARRE, HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRIDS IMAGINED BY LUCIEN When not painting imaginings of the moonscape and spaceships, French astronomer and artist Lucien Rudaux (1874–1947) wondered what mankind would look like if evolution “had taken a different turn”. Rudaux depicted his ideas in illustrations for the 1938 magazine article ‘The Bizarre, Human-Animal Hybrids Imagined’. Written by naturalist and science-fiction novelist Rene Thevenin THE STORY OF POOR ROBERT MCGEE : SCALPED IN 1864 In the early years of the 20th Century, Robert McGee sat for photographer E.E. Henry (1826-1917). The picture, the portrait you see above, shows McGee after he was scalped in the summer of 1864. Back then, the 14-year-old orphan had been recruited as a teamster with the H.C. Barret company to transport a caravan Continue reading "The Story of Poor Robert McGee : Scalped in 1864" HUGH MANGUM PORTRAITS: THE ITINERANT PHOTOGRAPHER WHO Hugh Mangum,(June 3, 1877 – March 12, 1922) worked in the American South between 1897 and 1922 at the height of Jim Crow segregation laws. He kept an open door policy in his itinerant and studio portraiture, and welcomed blacks and whites alike. Beginning his career in the early 1890s, Mangum’s Penny Picture camera allowed Continue reading "Hugh Mangum Portraits: The Itinerant EDUCATING THE MASSES: PAGES FROM 'THE FINDING OUT TREASURY The Finding Out Treasury was a 240-page illustrated compendium of general knowledge published by Purnell in 1964. The book was intended to encourage children’s enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and peoples. Educating all members of society was a by-product of the Industrial Revolution. By the Continue reading "Educating the Masses: Pages WHY KIDS LOVED SHELL OIL IN THE EARLY 1970S: THE 'MAN IN My father learned to drive when he was in his forties. He had a new job as a sales rep selling office stationary, typewriter ribbon, carbon copy paper, correction fluid. The kind of stuff that’s now gone by the wayside. 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MARINE BIOLOGIST CARL CHUN, DISCOVERER OF THE 'VAMPIRE Marine Biologist Carl Chun, Discoverer of the ‘Vampire Squid’ Publishes the First, Fully-Illustrated Atlas of Cephalopods in 1910. Chun discovered a species so terrifying, he called it Vampyrotheuthis infernalis, or “vampire squid from hell,” just one of the many creatures he found, then dissected, labeled, and named. FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

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D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF SYDNEY FIFTY YEARS AGO Kings Cross, May 1970. These pictures of Sydney are courtesy of Graham Cosserat – his wonderful photographs can be found here. Circular Quay, June 1970. 1969. Petersham 1969. 1969. Circular Quay, November 1969. Coles Variety Store, Pitt Street, 1968. Botanical Gardens, 1968. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE 1940 READER: A POTATO THAT WASN'T A CHRISTIAN The 1940 Reader: A Potato That Wasn’t A Christian. IN 1940, the pamphlet A potato that wasn’t a Christian hit the streets. Mummy. MARINE BIOLOGIST CARL CHUN, DISCOVERER OF THE 'VAMPIRE Marine Biologist Carl Chun, Discoverer of the ‘Vampire Squid’ Publishes the First, Fully-Illustrated Atlas of Cephalopods in 1910. Chun discovered a species so terrifying, he called it Vampyrotheuthis infernalis, or “vampire squid from hell,” just one of the many creatures he found, then dissected, labeled, and named. OSCAR WILDE EXPLAINS HIS COMMENT THAT 'ALL ART IS QUITE Oscar Wilde Explains His Comment That ‘All Art is Quite Useless’. In 1890, Bernulf Clegg wrote asked Oscar Wilde to expand on a line in his preface to The Picture of Dorian Gra y: “ All art is quite useless .”. Wilde replied: CHELSEA. S.W. Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood. It is not meant to instruct, or to COMIN AT YA: THE EIGHTIES 3-D MOVIE CRAZE (CIRCA 1981 Comin at Ya: The Eighties 3-D Movie Craze (circa 1981 – 1983) In 2009, 3-D movies roared back to the pop culture forefront with expensive sci-fi epics like Avatar and Star Trek, as well as horror movies such as the remake, My Bloody Valentine. 3-D movie-making is probably here to stay (especially if it is summer-time), but the 1980s 1944 IN PHOTOS: FRENCH SHAVE HEADS OF WOMEN WHO 1944 in photos: French shave heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. AFTER the Second World War, the French shaved the heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. Men were shot. A woman collaborator holding a German baby is led back to her home by a jeering crowd after having her hair shaved off. Date: 26/08/1944. WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTTING HILL IN 1971 Wonderful Photographs of Notting Hill in 1971. During 1971, John de Prey, who took these photographs, stayed for a few months with his friend Marcus in Powis Square in Notting Hill. The same location where in the summer of that year Lemmy Kilminster made his debut as a bass player for Hawkwind during a free open air concert and where, three FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF SYDNEY FIFTY YEARS AGO Kings Cross, May 1970. These pictures of Sydney are courtesy of Graham Cosserat – his wonderful photographs can be found here. Circular Quay, June 1970. 1969. Petersham 1969. 1969. Circular Quay, November 1969. Coles Variety Store, Pitt Street, 1968. Botanical Gardens, 1968. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE 1940 READER: A POTATO THAT WASN'T A CHRISTIAN The 1940 Reader: A Potato That Wasn’t A Christian. IN 1940, the pamphlet A potato that wasn’t a Christian hit the streets. Mummy. MARINE BIOLOGIST CARL CHUN, DISCOVERER OF THE 'VAMPIRE Marine Biologist Carl Chun, Discoverer of the ‘Vampire Squid’ Publishes the First, Fully-Illustrated Atlas of Cephalopods in 1910. Chun discovered a species so terrifying, he called it Vampyrotheuthis infernalis, or “vampire squid from hell,” just one of the many creatures he found, then dissected, labeled, and named. OSCAR WILDE EXPLAINS HIS COMMENT THAT 'ALL ART IS QUITE Oscar Wilde Explains His Comment That ‘All Art is Quite Useless’. In 1890, Bernulf Clegg wrote asked Oscar Wilde to expand on a line in his preface to The Picture of Dorian Gra y: “ All art is quite useless .”. Wilde replied: CHELSEA. S.W. Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood. It is not meant to instruct, or to COMIN AT YA: THE EIGHTIES 3-D MOVIE CRAZE (CIRCA 1981 Comin at Ya: The Eighties 3-D Movie Craze (circa 1981 – 1983) In 2009, 3-D movies roared back to the pop culture forefront with expensive sci-fi epics like Avatar and Star Trek, as well as horror movies such as the remake, My Bloody Valentine. 3-D movie-making is probably here to stay (especially if it is summer-time), but the 1980s 1944 IN PHOTOS: FRENCH SHAVE HEADS OF WOMEN WHO 1944 in photos: French shave heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. AFTER the Second World War, the French shaved the heads of women who collaborated with the Germans. Men were shot. A woman collaborator holding a German baby is led back to her home by a jeering crowd after having her hair shaved off. Date: 26/08/1944. WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTTING HILL IN 1971 Wonderful Photographs of Notting Hill in 1971. During 1971, John de Prey, who took these photographs, stayed for a few months with his friend Marcus in Powis Square in Notting Hill. The same location where in the summer of that year Lemmy Kilminster made his debut as a bass player for Hawkwind during a free open air concert and where, three FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

ILLUSTRATED LISTS OF GREAT WRITERS AND ARTISTS To Italian writer Umberto Eco, “the list is the origin of culture”, making “infinity comprehensible”. Lists , like Michelangelo’s 16th-Century grocery list, Mark E. Smith’s list of his most-loved books, Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and Eco’s own 14 common features of the eternal fascist, list are our “attempt to grasp the incomprehensible”. In the Continue reading THE BIZARRE, HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRIDS IMAGINED BY LUCIEN When not painting imaginings of the moonscape and spaceships, French astronomer and artist Lucien Rudaux (1874–1947) wondered what mankind would look like if evolution “had taken a different turn”. Rudaux depicted his ideas in illustrations for the 1938 magazine article ‘The Bizarre, Human-Animal Hybrids Imagined’. Written by naturalist and science-fiction novelist Rene Thevenin PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATEN ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR IN 1973 Arthur Tress’s photographs of the general New York Harbor area for the Documerica project include images of Jamaica Bay, Staten Island, Sheepshead Bay and beaches by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the USA from about 1972 to 1977, Tress’s pictures from 1973 A HUNDRED FABLES BY JEAN LA FONTAINE ILLUSTRATED BY PERCY A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695) was illustrated by Percy J Billinghurst (1871-1933) in 1900. Fontaine’s 239 fables are a composite blend of Western and Eastern stories adapted into French free verse. The likes of Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus are all referenced, as are Bidpai, Avienus, Horace, Rabelais, Clément Marot, Continue reading "A Hundred Fables by IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM'S SUBLIME CLOSE-UP BOTANICAL PHOTOS FROM Imogen Cunningham’s close-up botanical photographs, taken during the 1920s and 30s, have been compared to Georgia O’Keeffe’s abstract flower paintings made around the same time, but the resemblance may have little to do with influence. Cunningham co-founded Group f/64 in San Francisco with Ansel Adams and Edward Weston as a West Coast answer to Continue reading "Imogen HUGH MANGUM PORTRAITS: THE ITINERANT PHOTOGRAPHER WHO Hugh Mangum,(June 3, 1877 – March 12, 1922) worked in the American South between 1897 and 1922 at the height of Jim Crow segregation laws. He kept an open door policy in his itinerant and studio portraiture, and welcomed blacks and whites alike. Beginning his career in the early 1890s, Mangum’s Penny Picture camera allowed Continue reading "Hugh Mangum Portraits: The Itinerant EDUCATING THE MASSES: PAGES FROM 'THE FINDING OUT TREASURY The Finding Out Treasury was a 240-page illustrated compendium of general knowledge published by Purnell in 1964. The book was intended to encourage children’s enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and peoples. Educating all members of society was a by-product of the Industrial Revolution. By the Continue reading "Educating the Masses: Pages

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WHY KIDS LOVED SHELL OIL IN THE EARLY 1970S: THE 'MAN IN My father learned to drive when he was in his forties. He had a new job as a sales rep selling office stationary, typewriter ribbon, carbon copy paper, correction fluid. The kind of stuff that’s now gone by the wayside. He had to learn to drive as his new job meant travelling across Scotland’s Continue reading "Why Kids Loved Shell Oil in the Early 1970s: The ‘Man in Flight’ Series FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE EIGHT-TRACK MIRACLE: 8 REASONS IT FAILED WHEN eight-track tapes hit the shelves in the latter part of the Sixties, it was seen as a godsend. All of a sudden, you could listen to your music collection in your car, or out-and-about with the new boom-boxes. There were even rumors it would completely replace the vinyl record. Yet, just over a decade later, the humble cassette tape was able to drive it to extinction MIAMI IN THE 1970S AND 80S: A LOOK AT THE MAGIC CITY’S Miami in the 1970s and 80s: A Look at the Magic City’s Turbulent Years. "Miami Beach is where neon goes to die" - Lenny Bruce. Miami was a thriving tourist destination throughout the sixties, with Jackie Gleason moving his shows to the Magic City, calling it the “sun and fun capital of the world” on camera each week. THE 125 GREATEST SONGS WITH A WOMAN'S NAME IN THE TITLE 11. Aimee – Pure Prairie League. 12. Michelle – The Beatles. 13. Beth – KISS To a 70s kid, the Destroyer album was rock’s greatest gift. It had its anthem (Detroit Rock City), its Knights in Satan’s Service spectacle (God of Thunder) and this ballad sung by the raspy

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5 DISTURBING FILMS FROM THE 1970S THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR The trend in horror for the past several years has been the “found footage” trope. Movies like Paranormal Activity and REC have been huge successes, a template which had its spark with The Blair Witch Project over a decade ago. Yet, if you trace its roots, you could go back even further, back to one of the vilest, most disturbing movies of all time – Cannibal Holocaust. PHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFFE BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ In June 1918, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, aged 30, accepted the art dealer and photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s invitation to move to New York and also his financial support. Stieglitz, who was married and in his fifties was infatuated with the artist now known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert Continue reading "Photographs of Georgia O THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry. YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: VIRGINIA SLIMS ADVERTISINGSEE MORE ON

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Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE EIGHT-TRACK MIRACLE: 8 REASONS IT FAILED WHEN eight-track tapes hit the shelves in the latter part of the Sixties, it was seen as a godsend. All of a sudden, you could listen to your music collection in your car, or out-and-about with the new boom-boxes. There were even rumors it would completely replace the vinyl record. Yet, just over a decade later, the humble cassette tape was able to drive it to extinction MIAMI IN THE 1970S AND 80S: A LOOK AT THE MAGIC CITY’S Miami in the 1970s and 80s: A Look at the Magic City’s Turbulent Years. "Miami Beach is where neon goes to die" - Lenny Bruce. Miami was a thriving tourist destination throughout the sixties, with Jackie Gleason moving his shows to the Magic City, calling it the “sun and fun capital of the world” on camera each week. THE 125 GREATEST SONGS WITH A WOMAN'S NAME IN THE TITLE 11. Aimee – Pure Prairie League. 12. Michelle – The Beatles. 13. Beth – KISS To a 70s kid, the Destroyer album was rock’s greatest gift. It had its anthem (Detroit Rock City), its Knights in Satan’s Service spectacle (God of Thunder) and this ballad sung by the raspy

voiced drummer.

5 DISTURBING FILMS FROM THE 1970S THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR The trend in horror for the past several years has been the “found footage” trope. Movies like Paranormal Activity and REC have been huge successes, a template which had its spark with The Blair Witch Project over a decade ago. Yet, if you trace its roots, you could go back even further, back to one of the vilest, most disturbing movies of all time – Cannibal Holocaust. PHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFFE BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ In June 1918, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, aged 30, accepted the art dealer and photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s invitation to move to New York and also his financial support. Stieglitz, who was married and in his fifties was infatuated with the artist now known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert Continue reading "Photographs of Georgia O THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry. YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: VIRGINIA SLIMS ADVERTISINGSEE MORE ON

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ILLUSTRATED LISTS OF GREAT WRITERS AND ARTISTS To Italian writer Umberto Eco, “the list is the origin of culture”, making “infinity comprehensible”. Lists , like Michelangelo’s 16th-Century grocery list, Mark E. Smith’s list of his most-loved books, Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and Eco’s own 14 common features of the eternal fascist, list are our “attempt to grasp the incomprehensible”. In the Continue reading D-DAY: THE GERMANS STORY IN 43 HAUNTING PHOTOS D-Day: The Germans Story In 43 Haunting Photos. In this collection of photos of the aftermath, we see Japanese, Poles, Czechs, Russians and Mongols wearing the Nazis colours. The D-Day invasion wasn’t all about the winners. It was also about the losers. We’ve seen the preparations for the Invasion of France. A HUNDRED FABLES BY JEAN LA FONTAINE ILLUSTRATED BY PERCY A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695) was illustrated by Percy J Billinghurst (1871-1933) in 1900. Fontaine’s 239 fables are a composite blend of Western and Eastern stories adapted into French free verse. The likes of Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus are all referenced, as are Bidpai, Avienus, Horace, Rabelais, Clément Marot, Continue reading "A Hundred Fables by PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATEN ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR IN 1973 Arthur Tress’s photographs of the general New York Harbor area for the Documerica project include images of Jamaica Bay, Staten Island, Sheepshead Bay and beaches by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the USA from about 1972 to 1977, Tress’s pictures from 1973 THE BIZARRE, HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRIDS IMAGINED BY LUCIEN When not painting imaginings of the moonscape and spaceships, French astronomer and artist Lucien Rudaux (1874–1947) wondered what mankind would look like if evolution “had taken a different turn”. Rudaux depicted his ideas in illustrations for the 1938 magazine article ‘The Bizarre, Human-Animal Hybrids Imagined’. Written by naturalist and science-fiction novelist Rene Thevenin EDUCATING THE MASSES: PAGES FROM 'THE FINDING OUT TREASURY The Finding Out Treasury was a 240-page illustrated compendium of general knowledge published by Purnell in 1964. The book was intended to encourage children’s enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and peoples. Educating all members of society was a by-product of the Industrial Revolution. By the Continue reading "Educating the Masses: Pages THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY The boos of a tiny part of The Long Good Friday‘s audience at the Edinburgh Festival reflected the fears of the movie’s main producer Sir Lew Grade.. Grade was one of the greatest TV producers ever. The man behind Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk , Department S, Jason King, Strange Report and many,

many others.

BUNNY YEAGER : THE BRILLIANT SELFIES Miami, 1954– Bettie Page, Kathleen Stanley and Bunny Yeager. ‘Photographer Bunny Yeager was assigned to do some catalog photos of a line of petticoats and one of the models didn’t show up. Bunny jumped in, taking off her clothes and putting on a petticoat, and took this shot using a self-timer on her camera – Via. Bunny Yeager’s THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry.

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FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE EIGHT-TRACK MIRACLE: 8 REASONS IT FAILED WHEN eight-track tapes hit the shelves in the latter part of the Sixties, it was seen as a godsend. All of a sudden, you could listen to your music collection in your car, or out-and-about with the new boom-boxes. There were even rumors it would completely replace the vinyl record. Yet, just over a decade later, the humble cassette tape was able to drive it to extinction MIAMI IN THE 1970S AND 80S: A LOOK AT THE MAGIC CITY’S Miami in the 1970s and 80s: A Look at the Magic City’s Turbulent Years. "Miami Beach is where neon goes to die" - Lenny Bruce. Miami was a thriving tourist destination throughout the sixties, with Jackie Gleason moving his shows to the Magic City, calling it the “sun and fun capital of the world” on camera each week. THE 125 GREATEST SONGS WITH A WOMAN'S NAME IN THE TITLE 11. Aimee – Pure Prairie League. 12. Michelle – The Beatles. 13. Beth – KISS To a 70s kid, the Destroyer album was rock’s greatest gift. It had its anthem (Detroit Rock City), its Knights in Satan’s Service spectacle (God of Thunder) and this ballad sung by the raspy

voiced drummer.

5 DISTURBING FILMS FROM THE 1970S THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR The trend in horror for the past several years has been the “found footage” trope. Movies like Paranormal Activity and REC have been huge successes, a template which had its spark with The Blair Witch Project over a decade ago. Yet, if you trace its roots, you could go back even further, back to one of the vilest, most disturbing movies of all time – Cannibal Holocaust. PHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFFE BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ In June 1918, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, aged 30, accepted the art dealer and photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s invitation to move to New York and also his financial support. Stieglitz, who was married and in his fifties was infatuated with the artist now known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert Continue reading "Photographs of Georgia O THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry. YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: VIRGINIA SLIMS ADVERTISINGSEE MORE ON

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FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE EIGHT-TRACK MIRACLE: 8 REASONS IT FAILED WHEN eight-track tapes hit the shelves in the latter part of the Sixties, it was seen as a godsend. All of a sudden, you could listen to your music collection in your car, or out-and-about with the new boom-boxes. There were even rumors it would completely replace the vinyl record. Yet, just over a decade later, the humble cassette tape was able to drive it to extinction MIAMI IN THE 1970S AND 80S: A LOOK AT THE MAGIC CITY’S Miami in the 1970s and 80s: A Look at the Magic City’s Turbulent Years. "Miami Beach is where neon goes to die" - Lenny Bruce. Miami was a thriving tourist destination throughout the sixties, with Jackie Gleason moving his shows to the Magic City, calling it the “sun and fun capital of the world” on camera each week. THE 125 GREATEST SONGS WITH A WOMAN'S NAME IN THE TITLE 11. Aimee – Pure Prairie League. 12. Michelle – The Beatles. 13. Beth – KISS To a 70s kid, the Destroyer album was rock’s greatest gift. It had its anthem (Detroit Rock City), its Knights in Satan’s Service spectacle (God of Thunder) and this ballad sung by the raspy

voiced drummer.

5 DISTURBING FILMS FROM THE 1970S THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR The trend in horror for the past several years has been the “found footage” trope. Movies like Paranormal Activity and REC have been huge successes, a template which had its spark with The Blair Witch Project over a decade ago. Yet, if you trace its roots, you could go back even further, back to one of the vilest, most disturbing movies of all time – Cannibal Holocaust. PHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFFE BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ In June 1918, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, aged 30, accepted the art dealer and photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s invitation to move to New York and also his financial support. Stieglitz, who was married and in his fifties was infatuated with the artist now known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert Continue reading "Photographs of Georgia O THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry. YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: VIRGINIA SLIMS ADVERTISINGSEE MORE ON

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ILLUSTRATED LISTS OF GREAT WRITERS AND ARTISTS To Italian writer Umberto Eco, “the list is the origin of culture”, making “infinity comprehensible”. Lists , like Michelangelo’s 16th-Century grocery list, Mark E. Smith’s list of his most-loved books, Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and Eco’s own 14 common features of the eternal fascist, list are our “attempt to grasp the incomprehensible”. In the Continue reading D-DAY: THE GERMANS STORY IN 43 HAUNTING PHOTOS D-Day: The Germans Story In 43 Haunting Photos. In this collection of photos of the aftermath, we see Japanese, Poles, Czechs, Russians and Mongols wearing the Nazis colours. The D-Day invasion wasn’t all about the winners. It was also about the losers. We’ve seen the preparations for the Invasion of France. A HUNDRED FABLES BY JEAN LA FONTAINE ILLUSTRATED BY PERCY A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695) was illustrated by Percy J Billinghurst (1871-1933) in 1900. Fontaine’s 239 fables are a composite blend of Western and Eastern stories adapted into French free verse. The likes of Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus are all referenced, as are Bidpai, Avienus, Horace, Rabelais, Clément Marot, Continue reading "A Hundred Fables by PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATEN ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR IN 1973 Arthur Tress’s photographs of the general New York Harbor area for the Documerica project include images of Jamaica Bay, Staten Island, Sheepshead Bay and beaches by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the USA from about 1972 to 1977, Tress’s pictures from 1973 THE BIZARRE, HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRIDS IMAGINED BY LUCIEN When not painting imaginings of the moonscape and spaceships, French astronomer and artist Lucien Rudaux (1874–1947) wondered what mankind would look like if evolution “had taken a different turn”. Rudaux depicted his ideas in illustrations for the 1938 magazine article ‘The Bizarre, Human-Animal Hybrids Imagined’. Written by naturalist and science-fiction novelist Rene Thevenin EDUCATING THE MASSES: PAGES FROM 'THE FINDING OUT TREASURY The Finding Out Treasury was a 240-page illustrated compendium of general knowledge published by Purnell in 1964. The book was intended to encourage children’s enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and peoples. Educating all members of society was a by-product of the Industrial Revolution. By the Continue reading "Educating the Masses: Pages THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY The boos of a tiny part of The Long Good Friday‘s audience at the Edinburgh Festival reflected the fears of the movie’s main producer Sir Lew Grade.. Grade was one of the greatest TV producers ever. The man behind Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk , Department S, Jason King, Strange Report and many,

many others.

BUNNY YEAGER : THE BRILLIANT SELFIES Miami, 1954– Bettie Page, Kathleen Stanley and Bunny Yeager. ‘Photographer Bunny Yeager was assigned to do some catalog photos of a line of petticoats and one of the models didn’t show up. Bunny jumped in, taking off her clothes and putting on a petticoat, and took this shot using a self-timer on her camera – Via. Bunny Yeager’s THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry.

1930S ARCHIVES

The Ashes are underway and with it goes a rich history of England-

Australian

FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE EIGHT-TRACK MIRACLE: 8 REASONS IT FAILED WHEN eight-track tapes hit the shelves in the latter part of the Sixties, it was seen as a godsend. All of a sudden, you could listen to your music collection in your car, or out-and-about with the new boom-boxes. There were even rumors it would completely replace the vinyl record. Yet, just over a decade later, the humble cassette tape was able to drive it to extinction MIAMI IN THE 1970S AND 80S: A LOOK AT THE MAGIC CITY’S Miami in the 1970s and 80s: A Look at the Magic City’s Turbulent Years. "Miami Beach is where neon goes to die" - Lenny Bruce. Miami was a thriving tourist destination throughout the sixties, with Jackie Gleason moving his shows to the Magic City, calling it the “sun and fun capital of the world” on camera each week. THE 125 GREATEST SONGS WITH A WOMAN'S NAME IN THE TITLE 11. Aimee – Pure Prairie League. 12. Michelle – The Beatles. 13. Beth – KISS To a 70s kid, the Destroyer album was rock’s greatest gift. It had its anthem (Detroit Rock City), its Knights in Satan’s Service spectacle (God of Thunder) and this ballad sung by the raspy

voiced drummer.

5 DISTURBING FILMS FROM THE 1970S THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR The trend in horror for the past several years has been the “found footage” trope. Movies like Paranormal Activity and REC have been huge successes, a template which had its spark with The Blair Witch Project over a decade ago. Yet, if you trace its roots, you could go back even further, back to one of the vilest, most disturbing movies of all time – Cannibal Holocaust. PHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFFE BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ In June 1918, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, aged 30, accepted the art dealer and photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s invitation to move to New York and also his financial support. Stieglitz, who was married and in his fifties was infatuated with the artist now known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert Continue reading "Photographs of Georgia O THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry. YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: VIRGINIA SLIMS ADVERTISINGSEE MORE ON

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FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE Julie Newmar was Catgirl. On April 27, 2013, we went to see Julie take questions at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick

Place, in Chicago.

D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Without a shirt and with underwear and coat unbuttoned, a young German soldier captured by Allied forces at St. George D’ elle in Normandy looks furtively around on March 28, 1944. (AP Photo) Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. THE SUBVERSIVE, QUEER AND ICONIC COVERS TO FILMS & FILMING Robin Bean described Films and Filming as a magazine for “gay men in the closet” who could ogle semi-naked stars on public transport without anyone thinking they were queer. Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought Continue reading "The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films THE EIGHT-TRACK MIRACLE: 8 REASONS IT FAILED WHEN eight-track tapes hit the shelves in the latter part of the Sixties, it was seen as a godsend. All of a sudden, you could listen to your music collection in your car, or out-and-about with the new boom-boxes. There were even rumors it would completely replace the vinyl record. Yet, just over a decade later, the humble cassette tape was able to drive it to extinction MIAMI IN THE 1970S AND 80S: A LOOK AT THE MAGIC CITY’S Miami in the 1970s and 80s: A Look at the Magic City’s Turbulent Years. "Miami Beach is where neon goes to die" - Lenny Bruce. Miami was a thriving tourist destination throughout the sixties, with Jackie Gleason moving his shows to the Magic City, calling it the “sun and fun capital of the world” on camera each week. THE 125 GREATEST SONGS WITH A WOMAN'S NAME IN THE TITLE 11. Aimee – Pure Prairie League. 12. Michelle – The Beatles. 13. Beth – KISS To a 70s kid, the Destroyer album was rock’s greatest gift. It had its anthem (Detroit Rock City), its Knights in Satan’s Service spectacle (God of Thunder) and this ballad sung by the raspy

voiced drummer.

5 DISTURBING FILMS FROM THE 1970S THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR The trend in horror for the past several years has been the “found footage” trope. Movies like Paranormal Activity and REC have been huge successes, a template which had its spark with The Blair Witch Project over a decade ago. Yet, if you trace its roots, you could go back even further, back to one of the vilest, most disturbing movies of all time – Cannibal Holocaust. PHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFFE BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ In June 1918, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, aged 30, accepted the art dealer and photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s invitation to move to New York and also his financial support. Stieglitz, who was married and in his fifties was infatuated with the artist now known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert Continue reading "Photographs of Georgia O THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry. YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: VIRGINIA SLIMS ADVERTISINGSEE MORE ON

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ILLUSTRATED LISTS OF GREAT WRITERS AND ARTISTS To Italian writer Umberto Eco, “the list is the origin of culture”, making “infinity comprehensible”. Lists , like Michelangelo’s 16th-Century grocery list, Mark E. Smith’s list of his most-loved books, Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and Eco’s own 14 common features of the eternal fascist, list are our “attempt to grasp the incomprehensible”. In the Continue reading D-DAY: THE GERMANS STORY IN 43 HAUNTING PHOTOS D-Day: The Germans Story In 43 Haunting Photos. In this collection of photos of the aftermath, we see Japanese, Poles, Czechs, Russians and Mongols wearing the Nazis colours. The D-Day invasion wasn’t all about the winners. It was also about the losers. We’ve seen the preparations for the Invasion of France. A HUNDRED FABLES BY JEAN LA FONTAINE ILLUSTRATED BY PERCY A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695) was illustrated by Percy J Billinghurst (1871-1933) in 1900. Fontaine’s 239 fables are a composite blend of Western and Eastern stories adapted into French free verse. The likes of Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus are all referenced, as are Bidpai, Avienus, Horace, Rabelais, Clément Marot, Continue reading "A Hundred Fables by PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATEN ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR IN 1973 Arthur Tress’s photographs of the general New York Harbor area for the Documerica project include images of Jamaica Bay, Staten Island, Sheepshead Bay and beaches by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the USA from about 1972 to 1977, Tress’s pictures from 1973 THE BIZARRE, HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRIDS IMAGINED BY LUCIEN When not painting imaginings of the moonscape and spaceships, French astronomer and artist Lucien Rudaux (1874–1947) wondered what mankind would look like if evolution “had taken a different turn”. Rudaux depicted his ideas in illustrations for the 1938 magazine article ‘The Bizarre, Human-Animal Hybrids Imagined’. Written by naturalist and science-fiction novelist Rene Thevenin EDUCATING THE MASSES: PAGES FROM 'THE FINDING OUT TREASURY The Finding Out Treasury was a 240-page illustrated compendium of general knowledge published by Purnell in 1964. The book was intended to encourage children’s enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and peoples. Educating all members of society was a by-product of the Industrial Revolution. By the Continue reading "Educating the Masses: Pages THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY The boos of a tiny part of The Long Good Friday‘s audience at the Edinburgh Festival reflected the fears of the movie’s main producer Sir Lew Grade.. Grade was one of the greatest TV producers ever. The man behind Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk , Department S, Jason King, Strange Report and many,

many others.

BUNNY YEAGER : THE BRILLIANT SELFIES Miami, 1954– Bettie Page, Kathleen Stanley and Bunny Yeager. ‘Photographer Bunny Yeager was assigned to do some catalog photos of a line of petticoats and one of the models didn’t show up. Bunny jumped in, taking off her clothes and putting on a petticoat, and took this shot using a self-timer on her camera – Via. Bunny Yeager’s THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HOSIERY: 10 REASONS LEGS WENT BARE 3. Tan legs are “in”. A function of hosiery (especially nude hose) was to improve the tone of the leg. Now that most women in the US tan their legs and “tan in a bottle” is abundant, this function of hosiery became no longer necessary. 4. Women gained control over the mass marketed female images and fashion industry.

1930S ARCHIVES

The Ashes are underway and with it goes a rich history of England-

Australian

FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE The book was intended to encourage children's enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and

peoples.

THE 1940 READER: A POTATO THAT WASN'T A CHRISTIAN Would you like to support Flashbak? Please consider making a donation to our site.We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List.And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. Man at right is wrapped in blanket and soldier at left stretches out beside an inflatable belt he apparently wore while making his way ashore. PHOTOS OF SLUM LIFE BRADFORD 1969-72 From 1969 to 1972, photographer Nick Hedges took pictures of life in Bradford, England. Nick was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in

slum and squalor.

MARINE BIOLOGIST CARL CHUN, DISCOVERER OF THE 'VAMPIRE Marine Biologist Carl Chun, Discoverer of the ‘Vampire Squid’ Publishes the First, Fully-Illustrated Atlas of Cephalopods in 1910. Chun discovered a species so terrifying, he called it Vampyrotheuthis infernalis, or “vampire squid from hell,” just one of the many creatures he found, then dissected, labeled, and named. A SOLDIER'S COLOR SLIDES OF KOREA AND JAPAN IN 1954 ‘This is an album of slides taken by a soldier in the 24th Inf. Div during 1954,’ writes collector m20wc5. ‘He apparently worked as a cook at the 24th Replacement co. They are mostly taken in Korea, but a number are from his R & R in Japan.’ We see our hero at home in Continue reading "A Soldier’s Color Slides of Korea and Japan in

1954"

THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS STORY IN PHOTOS: KIDNAP, FREAKDIONNE QUINTUPLETS STORYDIONNE QUINTUPLETS DEATHSDIONNE QUINTUPLETS DOCUMENTARYDIONNE QUINTUPLETS MOVIEHISTORY OF THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETSQUINTUPLETS TV SHOW Newspapers . Cutlery. Syrup . Air Cooled Electrolux Refrigerators . Disinfectant . Raincoats * Images of the five girls were used to shill just about everything else – Quaker Oats, Bee Hive corn syrup, Alexander dolls, and many other products.Carnation evaporated milk ads even boasted that the quintuplets had “consumed 2,500 tins” and “practically bathed in the milk.” FLASHBAK - EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN61 SENSATIONAL SOVIET SPACE POSTERSDONATERETURNS & REFUNDS1970S ARCHIVESADVERTISE The book was intended to encourage children's enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and

peoples.

THE 1940 READER: A POTATO THAT WASN'T A CHRISTIAN Would you like to support Flashbak? Please consider making a donation to our site.We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List.And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. D-DAY: JUNE 6 1944 IN 39 UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS Two American soldiers rest against a chalk cliff on the beach of the Normandy coast of France after landing in June,1944. Man at right is wrapped in blanket and soldier at left stretches out beside an inflatable belt he apparently wore while making his way ashore. PHOTOS OF SLUM LIFE BRADFORD 1969-72 From 1969 to 1972, photographer Nick Hedges took pictures of life in Bradford, England. Nick was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in

slum and squalor.

MARINE BIOLOGIST CARL CHUN, DISCOVERER OF THE 'VAMPIRE Marine Biologist Carl Chun, Discoverer of the ‘Vampire Squid’ Publishes the First, Fully-Illustrated Atlas of Cephalopods in 1910. Chun discovered a species so terrifying, he called it Vampyrotheuthis infernalis, or “vampire squid from hell,” just one of the many creatures he found, then dissected, labeled, and named. A SOLDIER'S COLOR SLIDES OF KOREA AND JAPAN IN 1954 ‘This is an album of slides taken by a soldier in the 24th Inf. Div during 1954,’ writes collector m20wc5. ‘He apparently worked as a cook at the 24th Replacement co. They are mostly taken in Korea, but a number are from his R & R in Japan.’ We see our hero at home in Continue reading "A Soldier’s Color Slides of Korea and Japan in

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THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS STORY IN PHOTOS: KIDNAP, FREAKDIONNE QUINTUPLETS STORYDIONNE QUINTUPLETS DEATHSDIONNE QUINTUPLETS DOCUMENTARYDIONNE QUINTUPLETS MOVIEHISTORY OF THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETSQUINTUPLETS TV SHOW Newspapers . Cutlery. Syrup . Air Cooled Electrolux Refrigerators . Disinfectant . Raincoats * Images of the five girls were used to shill just about everything else – Quaker Oats, Bee Hive corn syrup, Alexander dolls, and many other products.Carnation evaporated milk ads even boasted that the quintuplets had “consumed 2,500 tins” and “practically bathed in the milk.” A HUNDRED FABLES BY JEAN LA FONTAINE ILLUSTRATED BY PERCY A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695) was illustrated by Percy J Billinghurst (1871-1933) in 1900. Fontaine’s 239 fables are a composite blend of Western and Eastern stories adapted into French free verse. The likes of Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus are all referenced, as are Bidpai, Avienus, Horace, Rabelais, Clément Marot, Continue reading "A Hundred Fables by THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY 17 hours ago · The boos of a tiny part of The Long Good Friday‘s audience at the Edinburgh Festival reflected the fears of the movie’s main producer Sir Lew Grade.. Grade was one of the greatest TV producers ever. The man behind Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk , Department S, Jason King, Strange Report and many, many others. 40 SONGS RUINED BY AMERICAN CLASSIC ROCK RADIO Would you like to support Flashbak? Please consider making a donation to our site.We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List.And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. THE BIZARRE, HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRIDS IMAGINED BY LUCIEN When not painting imaginings of the moonscape and spaceships, French astronomer and artist Lucien Rudaux (1874–1947) wondered what mankind would look like if evolution “had taken a different turn”. Rudaux depicted his ideas in illustrations for the 1938 magazine article ‘The Bizarre, Human-Animal Hybrids Imagined’. Written by naturalist and science-fiction novelist Rene Thevenin PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATEN ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR IN 1973 9 hours ago · Arthur Tress’s photographs of the general New York Harbor area for the Documerica project include images of Jamaica Bay, Staten Island, Sheepshead Bay and beaches by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the USA from about 1972 to 1977, Tress’s pictures ERNST KIRCHNER'S DEGENERATE MASTERPIECES Then war came. And the drugs and the drink. As Adrian Searle writes, Kirchner is “the absinthe-addled expressionist drew himself in the grip of a morphine fit; who, feigning madness to get himself out of the German army in the first world war, suffered a breakdown and spent months shuttling from sanatorium to sanatoriumBy 1918 Kirchner was a physical and nervous wreck, a burned-out HUGH MANGUM PORTRAITS: THE ITINERANT PHOTOGRAPHER WHO Hugh Mangum,(June 3, 1877 – March 12, 1922) worked in the American South between 1897 and 1922 at the height of Jim Crow segregation laws. He kept an open door policy in his itinerant and studio portraiture, and welcomed blacks and whites alike. Beginning his career in the early 1890s, Mangum’s Penny Picture camera allowed Continue reading "Hugh Mangum Portraits: The Itinerant EDUCATING THE MASSES: PAGES FROM 'THE FINDING OUT TREASURY The Finding Out Treasury was a 240-page illustrated compendium of general knowledge published by Purnell in 1964. The book was intended to encourage children’s enquiring minds and instil a sense of wonder at the world, its histories, cultures, and peoples. Educating all members of society was a by-product of the Industrial Revolution. By the Continue reading "Educating the Masses: Pages BRITISH KIDS IN THE 1980S In 1985 Dave Sinclair was staff photographer for The Militant newspaper. In Liverpool to photograph the school strike against Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government’s Youth Training Scheme, Dave took pictures of the thousands of students, and their homemade placards and banners on a protest that was enthusiastic, boisterous, very funny and good humoured. CARL SAGAN'S BALONEY DETECTION KIT In the year of his death, Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934–December 20, 1996) published The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark.Chapter 12 is called The Fine Art of Baloney Detection.. Through their training, Sagan argues, scientists become equipped with a “baloney detection kit”, the tools of reason, scepticism and

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