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Back to School
1 What Did They Miss? Kids Born in 1991 Go Off to College
Love and Sex
2 Practice That New Year's Kiss
2011 Summer
3 A Vintage Day at the Beach
George Clooney
4 Flashback: A Young George Clooney on "Roseanne"
Jessica Alba
5 Flashback: Jessica Alba Gets Punk'd
Cher
6 Flashback: Cher Calls David Letterman an A-Hole
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7 Flashback: 1986 Crystal Light Aerobics Competition
Humor
8 Flashback: The Love Rug
cute
9 Flashback: Baby Orangutans on The Tonight Show
Love and Sex
10 Flashback: Dirty Dentists Recommend Vibra-Finger
Humor
11 Flashback: Danger! Woman at Work
Humor
12 Flashback: Wonder Woman vs. a Gorilla
Humor
13 The Golden Age of Moose Knuckle: A '70s Fashion Roundup
Humor
15 Flashback: '80s Nerds Had Style
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16 Flashback: A Diet For Every Kind of "Fat Girl"
Humor
18 Flashback: Mr. Belvedere Fun Kit
I don't know what it is about old beach photos — maybe it's that, beside the swimsuits, not much changes — but I love looking at them. To get excited for Summer, check out these old beach photos that date back to the turn of the 20th century. Source: Flickr User Elisabeth Moore Read more
In 1973, the United States Navy was in the business of making cartoons, namely The Return of Count Spirochete. The short film starring a vampire named after the bacterium that causes syphilis was meant to scare sailors out of sleeping around. The 20-minute spot starts with Count Spirochete winning the award for "Communicable Disease of the Year." The cartoon for adult men then goes on to Read more
Last night's Mad Men was all about rejection, so let's talk about one of the less-obvious rejects: Peggy and Don's push for a new big idea on an old product, Pond's Cold Cream. Old man and copywriting relic Freddy Rumsen says, in the episode two weeks ago, tell women there are engagement rings at the bottom of Pond's Cold Cream jars, and they will come with hopes, mirrors, and money in handbags. Read more
On last night's Mad Men, SDCP got a lesson in market research. Something — if you remember the "death vish" from the first season — Don Draper never favored. The woman who gives the presentation is touted for her impressive achievement: she's the brains behind the "indelible image of feminine hygiene products — the carefree girl in white." The "carefree girl in white" has become a cliche Read more
Just like us, Mad Men star Crista Flanagan is getting into the '60s before the new season. Crista, who plays dangerous secretary Lois Sadler (the one who took off a guy's foot with a lawnmower), covers the August issue of Playboy re-creating 1960s porn. The cover has a vintage look to it, and Crista says she felt like the shoot brought to life an era gone by: "I really did feel like I was Read more
A few pages of The Art of Marriage: A Scientific Treatise, a 1926 sex manual for the young, newlywed, and clueless, were dug up today. In order to buy the book, people had to sign the agreement below, certifying they were "a married person . . . desirous of studying the subject of marriage." Once readers were married, author Hayden J.F. spouted off his opinions masked as facts and advice. He Read more
If you try to read between the lines, this ad for a girls'-only hotel for "women who know" seems like it's promoting a spot for secret lesbian liaisons. Although, I could see the appeal to a place like this for a woman traveling alone. Plus, it's cheap! Source Read more
Between movies like The Runaways out and a '70s porn period piece in the works, I'd have to agree with the New York Times's declaration that a '70s revival is here. Whether it's fashion, pop culture, design, or attitudes, the 1970s was a decade of despair and decadence — plenty to offer us in 2010. Decide if these trends are so far out the only place they have to come is back, or if their Read more
May is prom month, and while I'm grateful I don't have to worry about finding a date I'm nostalgic for the time that I did. So whether you went to prom last week or last decade (and especially if it's been longer), we want see your prom-night photos. I don't care if they're funny, beautiful, artsy, or embarrassing (preferred), add them to our Prom Night group. Together we just might make the Read more
Women in the 1950s partied like proper ladies, while today's female drinkers are boozy sluts — at least, that's the conclusion reached by this ridiculous story in the Times UK. The comparison is based solely on a photo of "girls' day out" published in Picture Post magazine in the mid '50s versus a massive generalization about modern women: They dressed demurely in calf-length dresses and Read more
