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Tuesday retro

Lisa Parrish — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:54:34 +0000

1. Go now to Retronaut, a site with random compendia of fascinating vintage images. It will suck up untold hours if you let it. The page on the “Encyclopedia of Home Improvement, 1970” is what first sucked me in…

…but you can also enjoy such wonders as “Evolution of US Breakfast Cereals“…

…”Typewriter Erotica, 1920s“…

… “Soviet Car Ads, 1960s / 1970s” …

…or “Black Cat auditions in Hollywood, 1961.”

Bonus video: A friend sent me this video of her friend appearing on Jimmy Kimmel to show off his macaroni-and-cheese box collection. I was worried at first that Jimmy Kimmel and his guest Andy Garcia were going to be cruel. But there’s a sweet moment at the end, and I do believe the mac-and-cheese man comes off quite well.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Yes, the Watts Towers are that amazing

S. Godfree — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:39 +0000

I deeply apologize to anyone who’s visited me in SoCal. I’ve failed you all by not bringing you to see the Watts Towers. I toured them today for the first time, and I vow to bring all who come out in the future. They really are the most inspired works that I’ve ever seen.

Great moments in advertising, part 36DD

Lisa Parrish — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:10:48 +0000

The true meaning of christmas

Lisa Parrish — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:23:46 +0000

Revealed, at last, here:

Happy belated 200th

S. Godfree — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:09 +0000

As the father of rock star flair, I raise a glass to you, Mr. Liszt.