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The Third Man Theme
Semaphore and calisthenics as dance moves.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 20, 2023 -
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Category: Music, 1960s, Dance, Graphics
Mystery Illustration 34
This wordless packaging was designed in 1968 to hold a very common consumer item. What was inside?
The answer is here.
And after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 05, 2016 -
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Category: Design and Designers, Graphics, Products, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #292
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 07, 2016 -
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Category: Drugs, Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, Nineteenth Century, Graphics
Space Tourism Posters
NASA is giving away space tourism posters. NASA had the posters designed, presumably to encourage continued interest in the space program. Whatever the purpose, the posters are very cool. Check them all out at the link.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 15, 2016 -
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Category: Art, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Graphics
The Disappearance of Baldheaded Row
Miss Georgia D. George wasn't correct in her prediction that baldness would disappear by the year 1950. Though she was correct that "baldheaded row" would disappear by then.
The term was unfamiliar to me, so I had to look it up. It indicated the front rows at burlesque and variety shows, which were full of baldheaded men leering up at the girls (or so the joke went). The disappearance of baldheaded row was, of course, due to the declining popularity of burlesque shows, and not to any advance in the hairiness of men.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 09, 2013 -
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Category: Rants, Warnings, Jeremiads, Prophecies and Cassandra-like Figures, Graphics
Men’s Adventure Magazines
Here is a site guaranteed to chew up hours of your idle time.
My pal, Phil Stephensen-Payne, runs a page dedicated to the history of magazines. He recently put together a wing dedicated to the "true story" men's mags.
If you follow this link, you come to a page containing the names of over 150 such zines. Click on any title and be presented with a gallery of cover images like the one above.
Happy viewing!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 28, 2011 -
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Category: Animals, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Destruction, Magazines, Sexuality, Sports, Stereotypes and Cliches, War, Foreign Customs, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Men, Fictional Monsters, Graphics
Pimp My Garage?
You may not be able to afford that "West Coast Customs" look for your ride, but how about the garage where you leave it?
Posted By: Dumbfounded - Thu Jul 23, 2009 -
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Category: Art, Surrealism, Design and Designers, Graphics, Motor Vehicles, Cars
Do the Twist!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 05, 2009 -
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Category: Aliens, Design and Designers, Graphics, 1960s, Dance
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