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Get ‘Em Vivid
You guys, I have this January 1933 Spur magazine, and it’s only black and white on the inside. But the cover has color, and it’s a-MA-zing! Check out this Firestone ad on the inside cover. It hasn’t...
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Because Boys Like Chemistry
Girls didn’t have anything to do with chemistry back in 1940; they were busy using typewriters, at least according to Junior Scholastic magazine. With no TV to entertain young people, they had to...
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The Desert’s Secret
As many of you know, I judge all my books by their covers. The only books I purchase are in the clearance $1-$3 section at Half Price Books, chosen firstly by their spines, then their covers, and then...
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(Insert Tasteless Sylvia Plath Joke)
February 1942, KU Graduate I’ll let you make up your own title on this one. Plath was the clinically depressed poet who stuck her head in an oven and died of carbon monoxide fumes, but had the good...
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So Much Meat Pulls The Surface
I hear Shiraz pairs nicely with Peru system. Not a fan? What about old adopted mother’s veggies? So fresh! And don’t forget to customize the heat level to your desired God Fire. Still too spicy? Ask...
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Because It Helps Kids Fall Asleep
Dec 1967 The Buick Sport Wagon had a sky roof that consisted of four tinted glass panels surrounding the elevated section of the roof.
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Doing Science To See If You’re Expecting
Vogue Jan 84 Evidently, you had to do science 35 years ago to determine if you were in the family way. I’ve asked several Baby Boomer friends of mine, but none of them recall this particular pregnancy...
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Swimsuits of ’84
Summer is on the horizon. Time to suit up and hit the waves. If you’re unsure as to what suits you, please find inspiration in swimwear from these January-June 1984 Vogues. Could this be any more 80s?...
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The Braless Eighties
Bra-burning began 50 years ago among protesters of the Miss America pageant, an emblem of radical feminism. Having not been alive 50 years ago, I cannot fully comprehend their behavior. I imagine most...
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Alexandria, Virginia 1965, Part IV
Today we wrap up the memories from 1965 with this image of gals on the bus. I haven’t taken public transport in years because HYGIENE, but one gal looks positively GIDDY to be aboard. Is she sheltering...
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Hair Of Early ’86
Take a look around. People’s hair seems pretty tame these days. Yes, women from 12 to 55 are adding purple tint. That’s a bit odd. But basically, nothing in these 20-teens has anything on the 80s. Not...
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