December 2017
December 7, 2017
Atomic Protection Fashion
"how the housewife of the future might do her shopping during danger of atomic attack. The ensemble consists of a hood and goggles for protection against atomic flashes, a cloak and a gas mask to protect the lungs from atomic dust."Because not even the threat of nuclear war is going to stop the weekly shop!
Akron Beacon Journal - May 7, 1957
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Category: Fashion, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s
W. T. Benda, Mask Maker
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 07, 2017 -
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Category: Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Eccentrics, 1930s, Face and Facial Expressions
December 6, 2017
Official fog watchers
I don't know why, but this seems like a very British type of job.
The High Point Enterprise - Feb 6, 1974
image source: onthewight.com
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 06, 2017 -
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Category: Jobs and Occupations, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #339
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 06, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1960s
December 5, 2017
Chained to a 4-ton block of marble
Belgian artist Mikes Poppe recently chained himself to a four-ton block of marble and then attempted to free himself by chiseling away at it. His goal was to demonstrate how the "inescapable burden of history" imprisons artists.Nineteen days later he gave up and asked to be freed, admitting that he had "underestimated the marble." Despite this, he said, "I don’t see that as a failure... On the contrary. I have been able to communicate with the public. I am now going to read the many comments in the guestbook and take a warm bath.”
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Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 05, 2017 -
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Category: Performance Art
The Can Museum
It seems to me that you could profitably waste many hours exploring The Can Museum.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 05, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Culture and Civilization, Products, Retailing, Collectors
December 4, 2017
Action Artist William Green
Dismayed by the negative reaction to his art, which involved pouring printer's ink on a canvas and then riding over it with a bicycle, William Green gave up art in 1965. But he took it up again in 1995, at which point "He continued to paint every day and systematically sawed up and destroyed almost all his furniture and house contents, with the resulting debris incorporated in vast black bitumen-covered paintings."More info: wikipedia
Battle Creek Enquirer - Sep 16, 1957
Untitled (1958), by William Green - via Tate.org.uk
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 04, 2017 -
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Category: Art
Where’s Huddles?
Sure, why not transplant THE FLINTSTONES into a contemporary NFL setting? That'll be a hit, for sure!
Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 04, 2017 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Sports, Television, Cartoons, 1970s
December 3, 2017
Miss Fat Girl
Did the rules specify that the fat had to be au naturel?
Des Moines Tribune - Dec 26, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 03, 2017 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1960s
Charles Coffin, the Maine Hermit
Info here.
And more here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 03, 2017 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Motor Vehicles, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
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