If you are wondering why new posts have been a bit sparse lately it is simple because I have relocated to a new country. I was offered a job in fantastic Barcelona, Spain and had to relocate with short notice. I am now slowly adjusting to my new home and organizing my things, which eats up most of my free time. The normal rate of posts will resume very soon. Bare with me please. (Image)

Time again for changes here at Ultra Swank. This is the forth major revision of the website since its launch in 2005. This time I have focused primarily in usability, speed and presentation of the content. Both images and videos are now displayed much bigger than before and if there are additional images, they are presented in a easy to use gallery under the text. Other changes are the introduction of regular contributors which are attached with their credentials to their posts. This also means that it is now possible to display the posts for each writer on Ultra Swank with one easy click.

What do you think about this update? Except to see some minor changes over the coming week while I tweak and change things as needed. What's good and what's maybe not so good? Is there anything that's not working or looks strange to you? Please drop some lines in the comments link here to the right, thank you!

That's right, Ultra Swank is looking for a few good men and women to help out with covering interesting topics from times gone by. It doesn't matter if you are a skilled writer or aspiring blogger, everyone are welcome to apply! Do you have a huge archive of swell retro links or access to material that you would like to share with the world? Have you thought about setting up your own blog? Look no further, become a weekly or monthly contributor to Ultra Swank and get a chance to have your posts read by thousands of retro fans every week.

I am particular interested in people who are interested in covering either retro fashion, interior design, architecture, movies, pop culture (or anything in between). Do you have a great idea? Share it with us! To apply, contact me and tell me a little about your self and what you could contribute with. And please, spread the word! (Image)

For those of you who prefer to hang out on Facebook instead of socializing in the real world you can follow Ultra Swank through its group page which now also features automatic updates of every post from my website. Now you will never miss an update again. If you are not already a follower, head over to the Facebook Group page and start following right away!

So 2010 is upon us, it does has a nice ring to it doesn't it? It really feels like we are in the future, not only because of the movie 2010 — but also because of the nice round number which makes me think of catchy retro futuristic theme songs like the one from The Jetsons and Captain Scarlet. Ultra Swank has been around for almost five years now so I thought that it would be interesting to share some numbers with you. As of today there are over 200 posts with 1100 comments, 10 very cool compilations and close to 900 images in the Flickr Photo Group.

Thank you everyone (close to half a million people) who have visited the blog over the years and submitted comments, tips, praises and contributions. Without you this website would not exist. Don't forget that you can also follow Ultra Swank on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Here's to another great five years! (Via)