Twentieth Century
The Literary Lesbian Society
Here's an example of the changing meaning of words. As the text below explains (from Frank Gluth's history of Oak Harbor), in 1903, one could still use "lesbian" in a non-sexual way. But the latest reference I can find to the club is from 1964, an era when other meanings of the word became dominant.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 16, 2024 -
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Category: Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations, Education, Regionalism, Sexuality, Twentieth Century
Lorraine O’Grady, RIP
Her Wikipedia page.
In the early 1980s, O'Grady created the persona of Mlle Bourgeoise Noire, who invaded art openings wearing a gown and a cape made of 180 pairs of white gloves,[10] first giving away flowers, then beating herself with a white studded whip, which she often referred to as, "the whip-that-made-the-plantations-move".[10] Whilst doing this she would often shout in protest poems that railed against a segregated art world that excluded black individuals from the world of mainstream art, and which she perceived as not looking beyond a small circle of friends. Her first performance as Mlle Bourgeoise Noire was in 1980 at the Linda Goode Bryant's Just Above Midtown gallery in Tribeca.[11]
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 14, 2024 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Performance Art, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
Miss Pharmacy
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 08, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Drugs, Twentieth Century
The Guitar Sounds of Robert Gretch
More such cuts at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 03, 2024 -
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Category: Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #611
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 14, 2024 -
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Category: Health, Advertising, Space Travel, Twentieth Century
Chicken Charlie
He can be seen starting about the 45-second mark in this short video.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 13, 2024 -
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Category: Eccentrics, North America, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #610
"The Big Stain" would make a great title for a noir film.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 07, 2024 -
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Category: Domestic, Hygiene, Neighbors, Co-tenants, Residents of a District, Advertising, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #608
Man, this ad is all over the place!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 22, 2024 -
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Category: Scatterbrained, Unfocused and Ditzy, Advertising, Junk Food, Twentieth Century
The Hays Code
We've all heard of the infamous Hays Code,which governed for decades what could and could not be shown in a Hollywood film. But have you ever had a chance to actually read its 24 pages? Well, you do now!Text here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 08, 2024 -
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Category: Censorship, Bluenoses, Taboos, Prohibitions and Other Cultural No-No’s, Movies, Twentieth Century
Miss General Electric
In 2017, Alex reported on "Miss Food Freezer," who also held the title of "Miss General Electric." I thought I'd try to find other winners of the latter title. But references are few and far between.The earliest citation is 1925; the latest, 1968.
I am not sure about "Miss General Electric Torch" being the same honor.
Miss General Electric Torch and Miss Bell Torch presenting $507,412 and $630,943 to the United Fund. Two women holding a sign.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 24, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Technology, Appliances, Twentieth Century
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