Sarah Archer is the author of Midcentury Christmas and she told Jezebel how the aluminum Christmas tree came to be so popular. "Fake … [Read more...]
#RIP: TV’s Batman, Actor, Adam West
Adam West, the star of the 60s TV series Batman, died in Los Angeles. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia. His family said in a statement, “Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans’ lives. He was … [Read more...]
#Feud: Bette Davis vs. Susan Sarandon Singing “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?” Watch
It was odd if you had never seen the original; Bette Davis in 1962 singing Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? on The Andy Williams Show. =Susan Sarandon's rendition was a rather cheap imitation, if you ask me but it's still fun to compare her Bette on Feud with the real McCoy. (The … [Read more...]
#HolyPopArt!: TV’s Original Batman To Exhibit His “Criminals on Canvas” Series
Adam West, the tights-wearng star of the 60s Batman TV series is selling artwork he has created of villains from the show. He lives in the Idaho resort town of Ketchum and tomorrow is the opening night of Criminals on Canvas at the [Read more...]
#LGBTQ: The Male-To-Male Love Songs of 1962’s Album, “Love Is a Drag”, Were a Mystery –Until Now.
Frank Sinatra, Liberace and Bob Hope all LOVED it. Love is a Drag, was groundbreaking because a male singer performed old standards, always sung by women, like The Boy Next Door and The Man I Love. Little information was available about it, when it was released in 1962, on the … [Read more...]
#TBT: 50 Year-Old Unpublished Photos of Andy Warhol & Edie Sedgwick Discovered!
In the spring of 1966, photographer Larry Fink was assigned a shoot for a literary magazine called East Side Review. It was edited by a man named Shepard Sherbell. “The story was about Andy. In 1966, everything was about Andy.” According to [Read more...]
#Sexpolitation!: These 25 Sexy, Taboo Posters Will Trash-Up Your Pad!
In honor of Mamie Van Doren's 85th birthday on Saturday, she's featured here on two great examples from a private collection of over 200 rare, vintage posters printed for drive-in movie theaters. … [Read more...]
#RealEstatePorn: Fire Island’s “Boys In The Sand” Beach House Is On The Market
The Frank House is on its third generation of fame now... designed by architect Andrew Geller in Fire Island Pines in 1958, Geller was inspired by the Franks' pictures of the … [Read more...]
#QuoteUnquote: Joan Juliet Buck On Dressing Your Age (& Why Those Pearls AREN’T Ageless)
My friend, the fantastic writer, actress and all-around … [Read more...]
#TBT: Family Unearths This Trove Of 40-Year-Old Footwear. But Where?
Somewhere in America, a family recently unearthed this treasure trove of vintage shoes in an building they inherited from their grandparents. It was a shoe … [Read more...]
