Farrah Fawcett – An Uncommon Angel
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Farrah Fawcett

An Uncommon Angel

Apr 3rd 2013 by Patricia Greenwood

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Television I’ll never forget that summer day in 1976 when I walked into my boyfriend’s pad and saw the poster of a blond in a red bathing suit pinned up on the wood paneling. “Really?” I asked. “Are you kidding me?” He grinned at me rather sheepishly and replied, “She’s really hot.” “Oh brother.” Rolling my eyes, I continued “I thought you were more mature than that!” And besides, for an intellectual gal who immersed herself in the satires of Kurt Vonnegut and had training in method acting, superstar Farrah Fawcett of Charlie’s Angels appeared shallow and trite to me. Never mind that I had attempted to emulate her blonde mane, though a few blow dryers ( continue reading... )

The Cocktail Nation - Queens Of Vintage

Episode 266    May 12th 2013

This week we talk to the publisher of an online magazine called Queens Of Vintage, her name is Lena Weber and recently she interviewed me in her kings of vintage portion of the website so I thought we should have her on to talk vintage culture and the English scene. Plus the best exotica and lounge music from across the globe.

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The Chef Does Everything – Except Cook. That’s What Wives Are For!
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The Chef Does Everything – Except Cook. That’s What Wives Are For!

Jan 19th 2013 by Koop Kooper

Advertising Spend anytime on the internet and you will find lots of vintage advertising with ironic witticism tagged on the picture as the blogger marvels at the sexism of vintage advertising. Perhaps it’s Mad Men that has led us to devour anything that seems vaguely retro but for some reason ads from the midcentury continue to be a source of amusement for those who think that they are oh so enlightened. Those reading the vintage commercials no doubt have a right “ol guffaw” at the commercials and exclaim that the Sexual Revolution changed all that for the better and that they ( continue reading... )

50 Years of 007 – The Golden Anniversary of James Bond

Sep 11th 2012 by Guest

50 Years of 007 – The Golden Anniversary of James Bond
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Film Before we get started, I need to point this out to you. Bond, for me, is Dr. No-Die Another Day. Daniel Craig does not exist. We won’t get into the debates here, because I’m trying to focus on the good, not the bad. So I won’t be mentioning how Pee Wee Herman would make a better Bond, or how they ruined one of my favorite ( read more... )

Why Cads Drive Sports Cars – He’s got one and you ...

Aug 27th 2012 by Koop Kooper

Why Cads Drive Sports Cars – He’s got one and you don’t
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Inspiration There is something about a sports car that just reeks of sex. Let’s face it, even if we see a balding middle aged man cruising the highway we automatically know several things about him. Firstly he’s got money, secondly he probably gets a lot of action and thirdly – there is a chance he could be a complete tosser. Now I don’t automatically assume the ( read more... )

The Best of Everything

Feb 14th 2012 by Guest

The Best of Everything
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Film “Here’s to men… bless their clean cut faces and dirty little minds!” A publishing house typing pool is the seething heart of the aspirations of a cadre of working girls, marking time until they marry Mr. Right and settle down. Caroline Bender (Lange) battles her career aspirations and fear that she will morph into scary book editor Joan Crawford. It’s the original Sex in the City. ( read more... )

Burlesque Poster Design

Sep 1st 2011 by Baron von Swankenstein

Burlesque Poster Design
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Readable Gypsy Rose Lee. Tempest Storm. Lily St. Cyr. If there’s one word associated with these famous women, it’s “burlesque.” In the modern sense of the word, burlesque was a popular form of theatrical variety show featuring risqué comedy, parody, and pastiche. When it was exported from Victorian England to the United States in the 1840s, American elements were added: minstrel show performances, stage magic, contemporary ( read more... )