Does Darth Vader's Theme Have Its Roots in the 1930s Dance Band Era?
Vader artwork by Terry Fan for Monde Mosaic No judgment, but every time the official trailer for a new Star Wars movie was released, I ...
Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
100 Years of Halloween Costumes in 3 Minutes
Mode.com has been giving us some great videos this year showing the evolution of style during the past century. Their latest, 100 Years o...
Book Review: The Aviator's Wife
Have you ever envied the spouse of your favorite celebrity crush and wish you could trade places with her (or him)? Well, don't. At le...
Proof That Old Timey Halloween Was Way More Terrifying Than Modern Day Halloween
They breed. I did a blog post on this topic some years ago, but thanks to the proliferation of these photos on Pinterest and Flickr, it...
Vintage Ads That Make You Go Blech!
We all know that sex sells, but what about content that can only be described as stomach churning? I apologize in advance for the eye and br...
For the Love of Train Travel: Thank Goodness Some Things Remain the Same
I've read lots of articles and blog posts in recent years lamenting how awful it is to travel on a commercial airliner these days com...
Bon Voyage On the Good Ship Lollipop: RIP Shirley Temple
I've never been a fan of child actors/actresses, and even less of a fan of today's mini-sized reality TV "stars" such a...
Old Timey Dentistry
I must confess that dentists and dentistry don't make me squeamish...maybe it's at least partly due to the fact that I have goo...
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Mae West
Admittedly, Mae West isn't someone I've thought about often--seeing as how Go Retro has a tendency to focus on people, places and...
The Milkman Cometh
Image via Antique Automobile Club of America forums The milkman: for those of us born after a certain time in America, we never got a vi...
The Forgotten Allure of Fur
Genuine fur clothing has become so taboo during the past 15 years or so that I don't remember the last time I saw an ad for a fur coat...
Deodorant Ads: The Shame of Body Stench
Body odor. It's a scourge that has plagued humankind since the dawn of time, wrecking havoc on one's social life. And that's ...
Say It Ain't So, Twinkie the Kid
Via felixtcat on flickr In case you haven't heard the sad news already, Twinkie the Kid is officially retiring. Hostess, the maker o...
Blue Moon...You Saw Me Standing Alone
Image via VanishedAmericana.com Do you recognize this song? It's an early version of "Blue Moon" before it official...
The Coolest Commercial Ever
A couple dances through 100 years of fashion in this awesomely executed ad for East London clothing. Somehow they even manage to make the 80...
Whatever Happened to Visiting the Barbershop?
Photo via Waterbury Time Machine
Being a female, I don't have any personal experience with barbershops; however, I wonder how many...
Beetle Love Through the Years
Make no mistake about it, the iconic Volkswagen Beetle is one of my favorite cars--ever. I owned the "New" Beetle when it was intr...
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