1950s
Follies of the Madmen #431
Has this fellow decided to masochistically shame himself by creating this pitchfork doppelganger? Or did the local bad boys construct it and leave it on his lawn, and he is now gazing at it ruefully, realizing the veracity of their taunt? Or thinking, "There, but for the grace of Vitalis, go I."
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Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 03, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1950s, Hair and Hairstyling
Bugs Bunny and the Pirate
Could you make an effective cartoon with sound only? See what you think.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 29, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Stupid Criminals, Cartoons, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #430
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 24, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Disasters, Public Indecency, Sex Symbols, 1950s
The Whirlybirds
Once upon a time, helicopters were miraculous and sexy enough to fuel a TV show. What technology could do so today? THE SEGWAY SQUAD? ADVENTURES OF THE JUMP BIKE PATROL? CAPTAIN BIRD SCOOTER?The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 23, 2019 -
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Category: Technology, Television, Air Travel and Airlines, 1950s
Hot Dog Boogie
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 19, 2019 -
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Category: Music, Dogs, 1950s
The House in the Middle
Atomic bombs hate slums, but respect a nice clean domicile.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 13, 2019 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Death, Destruction, Domestic, War, 1950s
Nuking the Moon
Project A119, also known as A Study of Lunar Research Flights, was a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force. The aim of the project was to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon, which would help in answering some of the mysteries in planetary astronomy and astrogeology. If the explosive device detonated on the surface, not in a lunar crater, the flash of explosive light would have been faintly visible to people on Earth with their naked eye, a show of force resulting in a possible boosting of domestic morale in the capabilities of the United States, a boost that was needed after the Soviet Union took an early lead in the Space Race and was also working on a similar project.
The project was never carried out, being cancelled primarily out of a fear of a negative public reaction, with the potential militarization of space that it would also have signified, and because a Moon landing would undoubtedly be a more popular achievement in the eyes of the American and international public alike. A similar project by the Soviet Union also never came to fruition.
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 10, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Explosives, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Government, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1950s, North America, Russia
Cinerama’s SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
The IMAX of my youth. Is anyone today awed or thrilled by any of the world's "seven wonders?" Or has an interconnected, over-exposed media environment rendered this type of film a dead genre?The film's scant Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 09, 2019 -
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Category: Culture and Civilization, Foreign Customs, Documentaries, 1950s, Natural Wonders
I Was a Teenage Brain Surgeon
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 03, 2019 -
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Category: Humor, Music, Surgery, Teenagers, 1950s, Brain
What we’ll wear in space
So, what was the logic of the single arm emerging from the chest?
Mechanix Illustrated - Jan 1956
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 28, 2019 -
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Category: Fashion, Space Travel, 1950s
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