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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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The Occidental Oriental
Vintage Ad Chun King American Chinese Food 1957 My Mom was one smart cookie…fortune cookie that is. When my mid-century Mom wanted to go exotic..she’d go Oriental and thanks to Chun King canned chow...
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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 Model Bride and Illustrator Jon Whitcomb
Like most mid-century girls, Bitsy Bendix longed to be a bride, convinced that the basic occupation of virtually every girl was choosing a man to marry. But for bachelorette Bitsy the next best thing...
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Our Planet is Under the Weather
Under the Weather with a case of Fossil Fuel Toxicity. Vintage illustration from Mallory Batteries advertisement Despite all the climate change deniers, Mother Earth is severely under the weather. Due...
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In Praise of the Small Businessman
Locally owned business seem a thing of the past. Main streets were once bustling with locally owned stores . Today all across America both main street and malls are nothing more than the giant...
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Xmas or Hanukkah – The True Festival Of Lights
Normally, while Jews across the country begin celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Christians have had a good 2 week start on them with their own festival of lights- the installation of Xmas...
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Happy New Year
Vintage ad 1915 Great Western Champagne- “Friends-Always” A toast to you all! As this year comes to an end, I once again express deep appreciation for your continued readership and support. In an...
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Driving and the Deep Freeze
Shivering from coast to coast, the Arctic deep freezer door seems to have swung open wide and sure doesn’t seem to be closing anytime soon. Lately it seems as if the world is one mass of howling icy...
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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Magazine World
Mad Magazine’s sensibility shaped our current culture of cynicism, credited with spawning today’s “Snark Generation.” This April 1974 issue of Mad was the most controversial cover. Many newsstands and...
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Let it Snow
Snowmageddon2015 is here! Massive! Historic! Epic! Blockbuster ! The meteorologist’s hyperbole about the current snow storm barreling down the East Coast is epic itself. Like many others who are...
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Women, Gender, Politics and Art
Collage Detail from Womens Lib- A Storms Approachin’ collage by Sally Edelstein Nearly 45 years after the women’s liberation movement stormed onto the scene opening a floodgate of discourse about...
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The Real Housewives of The Cold war
Like most women growing up in the 1950s and 1960s I was fed a generous serving of sugar-coated media stereotypes of happy homemakers who were as frozen and neatly packaged as the processed foods they...
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Operation June Cleaver
On a recent chilly Sunday women started disappearing from ads, magazine covers, billboards and posters directing readers to Not-There.org. Part of a powerful ad campaign to raise awareness of gender...
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The Mad Men of Madison Avenue Get Real
Like many parents in 1970, the gulf between Mad Men’s rebellious Sally Draper and her uptight and out of touch parents has grown as wide as the Grand Canyon, that great natural chasm that Sally might...
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How to Spot a Feminist
Hunting Down a Misogynist Clutching their dusty, out of print copy of “The Misogynist Field Guide to North American Feminists,” many took to twitter at the urging of a conservative radio host, using...
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Driving While Black- Not So Happy Motoring
Happy Motoring is not something Black drivers can take for granted. Americans have long been urged to discover the vast greatness of America by car. What many discover especially when driving while...
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There are No HERO’s in Houston
Texaco may have put out a welcome sign…clearly Texas does not! Once upon a time the only fear we had about using a public rest room was whether it was clean or not. “Nothing is more welcome to...
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Honoring Our Vets
This WWII cover of Look Magazine from May 29, 1945 is an appeal signed by the leaders of our armed forces urging the public to buy Bonds during the wars Seventh Loan Drive. Illustration by Frederick...
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Happy Thanksgiving
A home front Thanksgiving toast during wartime. Vintage ad 1942 Wishing all my readers a peaceful, safe and happy Thanksgiving! You Might Also Enjoy Something to Be Thankful For
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