http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-for-writers-are-you-one-of-them/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-for-writers-are-you-one-of-them/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:43:43 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2049 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! 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If you are not already a follower, head [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/follow-ultra-swank-on-facebook/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/numbers-numbers-numbers/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/numbers-numbers-numbers/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:06:22 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1784 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 [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/numbers-numbers-numbers/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/comments-issue-resolved/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/comments-issue-resolved/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:26:53 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1637 Ever since Ultra Swank switched over to the Disqus system for handling comments, there have been issues with old comments not showing up every post. This has bugged me for a long time, but after a long e-mail conversation with the Disqus support team, the comments are now back again and working properly. Sorry for [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/comments-issue-resolved/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/shaft-and-future-compilations/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/shaft-and-future-compilations/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:05 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=985 For those of you who have tried downloading Shaft: Shut Your Mouth! lately it seems that the file hasn’t been working very well. So today I have uploaded a new copy of it so you can enjoy the compilation again! Also for those who are wondering about future compilations, yes there are two more in [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/shaft-and-future-compilations/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/downtime/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/downtime/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 10:21:04 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=842 Ultra Swank has been missing in action for the past day and a half due to a serious server error. Posts will return to normal shortly, please stand by.]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/downtime/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/and-we-are-back/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/and-we-are-back/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:25:09 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=730 Welcome to the the cool side of the moon, I have worked hard to ensure that your stay will be an enjoyable and fun one. This update is the biggest one since the launch of the site back in September 2005 and lots of time and effort has been put into moving the blog into [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/and-we-are-back/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/we-are-moving/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/we-are-moving/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:56:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/we-are-moving/ If you are wondering why the number of posts have reduced somewhat lately it is because I am making some major changes to Ultra Swank and instead of bringing you new posts I am focusing my time on developing the new version and getting it ready for take off. I am hoping to have the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/we-are-moving/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/feedback/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/feedback/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:53:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/feedback/ Ultra Swank has been around for almost three years now and I thought it would be a good idea to check in with my readers. So if you are a frequent reader of this blog, I would very much like to know what you think of it. What do you think of the content? Is [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/feedback/feed/ 20 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-back/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-back/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:36:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/looking-back/ Happy new year! First post of 2008, let’s make it a rather good one. Hope that you have truly enjoyed reading my posts about lifestyle and design adventures from another time. Not forgetting my custom compilations especially made for and released through this blog. I have received such good response and praises for all of [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/looking-back/feed/ 14 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-holidays/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/happy-holidays/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:27:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/happy-holidays/ Just a quick post, I would like to wish you all a happy christmas / hanukkah / whatever you are celebrating and a happy new year! A special thank you to all the 67,000+ people who visited Ultra Swank in 2006. Hope to see you all next year again! 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