Five Retro Tunes to Ring In the New Year
You've probably noticed that Go Retro has a snazzy new template (cue the theme to The Jeffersons , "We're moving on up!"...
When Coffee Was Just Coffee
Image: ABC At what point does a cup of coffee stop being a cup of coffee? Probably at the point you add caramel brûlée flavoring to it...
Howdy, Partner: What the Kiddos Wanted to Be For Christmas in 1959
This will be my last post before Christmas, so before we get into it let me just wish all of my readers that celebrate it a very merry, h...
Meet Tula, One of the World's First Transgender Models
During the late '80s or early '90s one of my sisters brought over a knitting book she had recently purchased of sweater pattern...
The Killer With the Voice of An Angel: The Murder Trial of Claudine Longet
"It's a shame because Spider accomplished so much in his life. Claudine Longet only accomplished two things: marrying Andy Willi...
Ring in the New Year Like a Mad Man (Or Woman) With Chairish
Mad Men may have retired to series heaven on that great big television in the sky back in May, but the 1960s spirit of the show live...
Wanna Curdle? Why I Love Cottage Cheese
I love cottage cheese. Well, somebody had to say it. Cottage cheese is often overshadowed these days by Greek yogurt, and gets a bad r...
The Most Amazing Thing (To Me) About John Lennon's Legacy
As hard as it is to believe, tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of John Lennon's death. For the past few weeks I've grappled with w...
Whatever Happened to Victoria's Secret?
I first wrote about the downfall of Victoria's Secret here a good 5 or 6 years ago, but the topic is worth revisiting. A few weeks ag...
Why We Need to Bring Back the Anti-Pollution Advertising Campaigns of the '70s
Americans are trashy, and I don't just mean reality TV families. On any given day, I'll find litter on the street in front of ...
Selected Pages From the 1972 Spiegel Christmas Catalog
When I was a kid, there was nothing I loved getting in the mail more than the big, fat Sears Wish Book Christmas catalog every autumn. As...
Much to Be Thankful For
What a vegan Thanksgiving looks like: turkey hugging, corn grilling, and a kid playing the accordion! I want to take a moment like I usu...
The Chipmunks As You've Never Heard Them Before
I don't know anyone who has ever purchased a Chipmunks album and I don't know who would want to -- who would purposely pay money ...
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