LIFE Magazine photographer John Olson photographed the most famous rock stars of the '70s in the childhood homes with their mums and dads. Mr Olson traveled around the world -- from Scotland and the suburbs of London, to the hard streets of Brooklyn, New York, and the San … [Read more...]
Watch: At Home with Iris Smyles
Iris Smyles is both the author and the fictional main character in the book Iris Has Free Time. I'm assuming it's a parody of a certain type of soi-distant East Coast socialite/writer but I'm not quite sure. I haven't read it. In this promotional (?) video, the magniloquent Iris … [Read more...]
Design Flashback 1960: Jayne Mansfield & Mickey Hargitay
Shot by LIFE photographer Allan Grant in 1960, the 50s sex symbol, Jayne Mansfield, shows us around her 40-room mansion, dubbed “the Pink Palace”, which she shared with her husband Mickey Hargitay, Mr. Universe 1955. Ringo Starr later lived in the Mediterranean-style house. It … [Read more...]
At Home With: Trans Icon Jordan Fox
Jordan Fox says "I'm drunk enough to get nude for you". And it's like the world stops. She slips out of her sheer black tank and unclasps her bra. I can't tell whether … [Read more...]
