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Liberace: The Closeted Dream Boy of 1950s America
In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes....
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Entering the World of MAD Magazine
Walking through the doors of The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts last Sunday into the halls of the MAD Magazine Exhibit was like finally standing in front of the Wailing Wall as...
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Hooking Up Advice- A Vintage Valentine’s Day Dilemma
To Canoodle or Not to Canoodle In Post-War America, love was in the air. Along with Valentines Day’s hearts and flowers, came big dates, big dances, and king sized expectations in high schools and...
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Fathers With Benefits
For perky Janice Anderson, Father didn’t just know best; for this mid century teen her Pop was her pal. Of course what wholesome teenager doesn’t dream about fun with her father? And what Dad doesn’t...
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Wise Man Say: Politically Incorrect Comic No Funny
In this collection of bawdy, jokes offending women or race is no concern. Whether sexual harassment at work, date rape or body shaming all is fair game. Vintage Book “Confucius Say” 1940 In the joke...
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The Scents, Sounds and Flies of Summer
The scents and sounds of my 1960s childhood summers at my grandmothers beach club would sizzle together creating the perfect summer cocktail. Along with the rhythmic sounds of the ocean waves...
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Beach Club Preening
L) Vintage Ray Ban Sunglasses Ad 1960 (R) Vintage Jantzen Swimsuit Ad 1950s, illustration by Pete Hawley How To Enjoy The Sun In Style In the summer of 1960 the glitter and glamor of my Grandmothers...
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Cheating Advice After Ashley Madison
Having an affair ain’t what it used to be. Now that Ashley Madison client base has been hacked, the world’s leading on-line dating service for married people has sent many a cheating spouse...
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Marriage and Career- You Can Have It All
No need to draw the line between a career or marriage. Contrary to yesterday’s post with its kooky quiz asking girls to choose “What Are You Best Fitted For Love or a Career?” one mid-century miss...
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A Test of Gender
The school term was ending and community college sophomore Ginger Hawkins had taken all the tests and quizzes a gal could stand. Caption The magazine offered 2 gender specific tests Except one…maybe...
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Metrecal For Lunch Bunch
This once enviably svelte housewife now found herself among the masses of women who realized they needed to whittle their waists. For decades, Memorial Day has long been a solemn occasion. Besides...
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Who Said a Woman Can Be President?
Questioning whether a woman can be President is as dated and ludicrous a notion today, as this vintage 1956 Maidenform ad of a woman on the campaign trail with the tag line “I Dreamed I Went Whistle...
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Keeping Hubby Happy the Heinz Way
Man Pleasin’ Meals – The Shortest Route to Your Man’s Heart-Heinz Ketchup 1940 ad With Valentines day fast approaching, the media is running rampant with romance tips. Forget everything else you’ve...
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Miss Jimmy Olsen – Comic Cross Dresser
Vintage Comic Book “Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen” Aug-Sept 1966 Great Caesars Ghost! Is Superman’s pal Jimmy Olsen coming out of the closet as a cross dresser? Before we get a new spokesman for the...
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Kitchen Garden All Year Round
Thanks to war-time research and American know how, growing up in suburban mid-century America I would be the happy recipient of a veritable bushel basket of sun-kissed, vitamin rich fruits and...
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A Retro Fathers Day Fit for a King
Fit For a King Once upon a time, but not too long ago, all Dads were king. Not only for a measly third Sunday in June, but to believe the mid-century American advertiser, the head of the household was...
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The Great American Slip Up
Vintage Illustration 1951 Americans seem to love the opportunity to embarrass themselves…almost as much as we love to watch ‘em. And if there is money involved so much the better. Between the internet...
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Matriculating Into Mid Century Matrimony
The graduating class of 1960 was forever enshrined in the vintage illustration on the right that appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post in Sept. 1960. Depicting Smith College graduation the...
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A Vintage Valentines Day Dilemma -Do’s & Don’ts
To Canoodle or Not to Canoodle In Post-War America, love was in the air. Along with Valentines Day’s hearts and flowers, came big dates, big dances, and king sized expectations in high schools and...
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Colds & Cigarettes
Under the Weather? How About a Smoke?(L) Illustration from Vintage Listerine Ad (R) Vintage Spuds Cigarette Advertisement 1943 What a Drag Under the weather? Try a smooth smoke. Why let a pesky head...
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