Flying Girls: A Compendium of WW2 Airplane Pin-Ups
Since the Egyptians had their chariots, the Vikings had their ships and the Zulu warriors…
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Mona (Marilyn) Monroe, the $10-an-Hour Pin-Up Model
In 1946, a nineteen year-old aspiring actress in Hollywood was in need of a job, and…
The First Monokini: Trying to make the Topless Swimsuit happen in 1964
When we think of the monokini today, we picture those fiddly one-piece swimsuits that give…
The Reclusive Peeping Tom Photographer and his Cardboard Camera
Charming eccentric or tolerated local boogyman? The townspeople of Kyjov in Czech Republic could never…
13 Movies for a Nostalgic European Summer
I grew up spending summers in a little country village in the south of France…
All Aboard the Incredible Flying Yacht, circa 1950
They don’t call it the ‘Golden Age of Travel’ for nothing. If you thought you…
Cinema’s First Sex Symbol was also America’s First Goth
From Mae West to Eva Green, the cinema archetype of the ‘femme fatale’ has fascinated…
Electro Queens and Digital Divas who Pioneered Electronic Music
There isn’t one clear inventor of electronic music, although if you start looking, you’ll find…
How They Painted Bond’s Golden Girl
Step One: Actress Shirley Eaton is cast as a gold-painted corpse in Goldfinger. Step Two: Miss Eaton is…
Sophia vs Jayne: The OTHER Photos Behind That Sideways Glare
I had always thought Sophia’s disapproving look in this iconic photograph taken by Delmar Watson was…
The 1970s Political Activist Who Invented Penis Pants
Introducing Eldridge Clever, Presidential candidate, writer, political activist, a prominent early leader of the Black…
The Lost Art and Delight of Mexican Calendar Art
Sex sells – and the message couldn’t have been any clearer when it came to…