1970s
Journal of the Identical Lunch
Journal of the Identical Lunch, published in 1971, records the experiences of artist Alison Knowles and her friends all eating an identical lunch — "a tunafish sandwich on wheat toast with lettuce and butter, no mayo and a large glass of buttermilk or a cup of soup" — though not all at the same time. Knowles herself reportedly ate this identical lunch every day at a New York diner.Copies of the book are now quite rare, so if you want one (perhaps as an investment? The price will surely only go up) it'll cost you at least $200, and perhaps as much as $500.
More info: artnet.com, MoMA.org
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 10, 2023 -
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Category: Art, Food, Books, 1970s
Freak auto accident
More info: Motorsport Memorial
Florida Today - May 31, 1976
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 09, 2023 -
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Category: Death, 1970s, Cars
Naked women lure soldiers to death
1970: A strange "military-psychoerotic" stratagem was reported from Cambodia.Apparently there was less concern about the soldiers succumbing to the lure of the women, and more fear that the naked women would render useless the Buddhist talismans that (so the soldiers believed) made them bulletproof.
Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 6, 1970
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 06, 2023 -
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Category: Military, War, Nudism and Nudists, 1970s
Miss Marine Recruiter
The earliest instance I find is 1952; the latest, 1974.Here's one gal from each decade--with a bonus dog!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 06, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Propaganda, Thought Control and Brainwashing, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Armed Forces
The New Domestic Landscape
Fifty years ago, a group of designers, showcased at MOMA, tried to predict the way we'd live.As usual with these efforts, there were more misses than hits.
More pix here and here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 29, 2023 -
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Category: Domestic, Museums, 1970s, Europe, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Follies of the Madmen #569
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 27, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, Cereal, Cartoons, 1970s
Perspective ‘78
Why does no one produce these oral retrospectives anymore? Parts 1 and 2 below.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 22, 2023 -
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Category: History, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #568
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 15, 2023 -
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Category: Stupid Criminals, Advertising, Candy, 1970s
Michael Jackson’s Favorite Cereal?
Since Sugar Bear was supposed to sound like Dean Martin or Bing Crosby, this commercial could be seen symbolically as the passing of the musical baton from the Greatest Generation to the Boomers.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 12, 2023 -
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Category: Music, Advertising, Cereal, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #567
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 06, 2023 -
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Category: Hygiene, Stupid Criminals, Advertising, 1970s
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