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Is Trump Meshugge?
“Hard To Be A Jew”, vintage poster for Yiddish Theater If I Were A Rich Man…. So now Trump is defending Schlongate, explaining what he meant by his sexist remark that Hilary Clinton had gotten...
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A Very White Christmas
A Couple of White Dudes(L) Vintage Coca Cola Ad Xmas Santa 1952 (R) Vintage Illustration of Jesus from “New Catholic Picture Bible” 1964 Catholic Book Publishing Co. From the Christmas Vault: 50 Shades...
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Partying on New Years Eve
Retro New Years Eve partying advice for teens. January 1949 Good Housekeeping Wishing all a gay and lighthearted new year!
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Mid Section Sag and The Mid Century Man
A perennial favorite for many New Year resolution makers is to lose weight and get in shape. For men a flat belly has always been a manly badge of honor. But why work a sweat to sculpt your abs? For...
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Gun Rights and Wrongs
Once upon a time, the fear of “shooting your eye out” was the biggest concern a parent raised concerning children and guns. The Daisy Red Ryder the air rifle made famous in the Jean Shepherd’s classic...
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North Korea Nuclear Jitters
The mushroom cloud of the Ivy Mike Hydrogen Bomb Test by US, November 1952 Say It Ain’t So Did North Korea really just conduct a hydrogen bomb test? Despite Kim Jong Un’s boastful declaration that it...
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Carol’s World of Conformity and Concealment
A touch of Mink In the chilly postwar climate of conformity and concealment captured to perfection in the movie Carol, same-sex desires constricted by conflict often went unexpressed. If compliance to...
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Test Your Retro Gaydar
The winking “curiosity” between the two men in the “I was Curious” ad makes it one of the most famous homo erotic ad campaigns ever. Vintage ad Schlitz Beer 1946 I’m curious. How’s your mid-century...
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#OscarSoWhite…Redux
Before the great “diversity ” in Hollywood. This 1960 “B” film tells of the desperate plight of a “light complexioned Negro girl” played by Sonya Wilde who marries the wealthy blonde scion of a...
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Home Sick
Getting sick is nothing to sneeze at! Dear Readers, I am calling in sick. Despite the copious capsules of vitamin C and the endless drops of echinechea I regularly consume, I have caught a nasty winter...
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Blacks and Whites and Movies
The movie Selma might very well have been called “To Have and Have Not.” For many, movie going meant being turned away from the box office of a white theater, climbing outside stairs to the balcony...
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Cold, Flu and the Story Of Kleenex
It’s the height of cold and flu season again which means it’s all out war on sniffles and red running noses. For those battle fatigued sufferers, endless reinforcements of Kleenex are constantly...
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Remembering Abortion Before Roe v Wade
Do we really want our daughters to return to a time when access to safe and effective birth control was difficult, those good old days when abortion was risky and unavailable? Those are the facts of...
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Snowstorm!
Snowmageddon2016 is here! Massive! Historic! Epic! Blockbuster ! The meteorologist’s hyperbole about the current snow storm Winter Storm Jonas barreling down the East Coast is epic itself. Like many...
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The Chilling Facts of Income Inequality
Decked out in their luxurious Russian Lynx or Persian lamb fur coats, harsh winter was no problem at all for Depression era well-to-do; figuring out how to pay for the winter fuel was a problem for...
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Barbie’s Body Evolves
News flash: Barbie’s got some junk in her trunk! After nearly 57 years, Barbie is finally packing on some healthy pounds and she’s not rushing to sign up with Jenny Craig to shed them! In fact she’s...
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No Bodies Perfect- Even Barbie
New Curvy Barbie (L) agrees “Men Wouldn’t Look at Me When I Was Skinny” I’m worried about Petite Barbie. Now that America’s ideal beauty standards are evolving as full-figured, voluptuous bodies like...
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Cosby Kiss and Tell
In 1966 suave leading man Bill Cosby lamented “Why won’t they let me kiss on TV?” Perhaps frustrated at not getting enough action on the small screen he took matters into his own hands in his private...
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Trumpertantrum
Donald Trump, its time for a time out! We are witnessing a full blown Trumpertantrum Sore loser Donald Trump deserves a time out. A quick consult with “Your Child and You –A Guide for Solving...
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