There’s a 55-Year-Old Whiskey Treasure Hunt That’s Still Going On

Our dream treasure hunt? One that involves an international quest for free whiskey and a $10,000 prize, which was precisely the case in the Summer of 1967. In one of cleverest marketing ploys of advertising’s golden age, Canadian Club Whiskey hid 25 crates of its liquid gold around the globe, and adventurous consumers (of a…

The 1970s Political Activist Who Invented Penis Pants

Introducing Eldridge Clever, Presidential candidate, writer, political activist, a prominent early leader of the Black Panthers, oh and inventor of the penis pants. The fashion statement the world never asked for, solved all sorts of problems according to their late inventor, Eldridge Cleaver, such as ‘fig-leaf mentality’… “Clothing is an extension of the fig leaf –…

A Brief Compendium of Crazy Kitsch Lighting

The Southern Belle. The Moon Beam. The Serenade. We’re not spitting romance novel titles, honey – we’re talking lamps. Kitschy, retro lamps. Lamps with names worthy of their painstakingly groovy macramé. Novelty TV lights in the shape of an elephant. Lamps made of yesteryear’s synthetics (ex. lucite, fiber glass, popcorn acrylic) and design gimmicks that…

Because your Baguette is Worth it

That’s it. Someone has done it. Someone has come up with the world’s most ingenious idea to crush all other ideas. A French essential and an instant classic, the baguette bag guarantees your trip home from the bakery will never be the same. “Be sure to get your crispy baguette warm and safe home through…

Visit the charming little Village of F*cking in Austria

I‘ve heard Fucking is fabulous in the Spring. Too old for schoolyard humor? Never! It has a population of just 104 and lies 4 kilometres from the German border in west Austria. And it’s name really is Fucking. The unfortunately-named village (pronounced fooking) is a peaceful place. The only crime ever reported here was for the…

Introducing, 1960s Slimming Beds

So it’s not yet 11am here in Paris and I’m pretty much wasted on some brandy tea that I made myself earlier to soothe a sore throat. I may have over-poured with the brandy (and may have made do with whisky instead of actual brandy). Soothing has now worn off, alcohol has not. So anyhoo,…

Meet Harvey & Eddie: The Coolest Older Dudes on the Planet

I would love to get crunk with these guys. I wish they were my friends so we could sit around listening to ‘Bootie Bootie Everywhere’ and other classics all day long…

Paris Fashion Week for Dummies (VIDEO)

You didn’t expect Paris fashion week to go by without MessyNessy getting in on the action, did ya? Nessy and her pal Kath went down to the Jardin des Tuileries for the Viktor & Rolf show to get a better understanding of the street style and ‘fashionista’ culture that has become such an integral part…

The Tale of the 1970s Fashion Apocalypse

Because seriously, what were they thinking? The earliest signs of infection: People standing around in spread eagle pose, looking upwards. Soon men started hanging out together in tight, colorful underpants: One word people: EUROPANTS. Nothing made sense anymore… Oh so that’s why nothing is happening … I’m not wearing Eleganza. Men in shiny shirts began…

Celebrity Mugshot Time Travel

If there was ever a time to get arrested and have your mug shot taken, the 1920s was it! The creator of a new Tumblr, ‘Mugshot Doppelganger‘ says, “the tacky looking mugshots we have today are in stark contrast to the mugshots taken in the 1920’s. Vintage mugshots have an eerie beauty to them that’s…