Category Archives: Consumers
Mad About Al Jaffee
There were sit-ins and be-ins but for as a child the sixties were all about the Fold-Ins. Mad Magazine’s ingenious feature -the back cover Fold-In was the brilliant creation of legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee who died this week at 102.
Mad About Al Jaffee
There were sit-ins and be-ins but for as a child the sixties were all about the Fold-Ins. Mad Magazine’s ingenious feature -the back cover Fold-In was the brilliant creation of legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee who died this week at 102.
How All this Tennessee Talkin’ Made this Boomer Homesick For Davy Crockett
Suddenly Tennessee is all over the media. Expulsions and bannings and shootings, oh my! There hasn’t been so much attention paid to Tennessee since the Davy Crockett craze of the mid-1950s. It’s made me nostalgic for my hand-me-down coonskin cap.
How All this Tennessee Talkin’ Made this Boomer Homesick For Davy Crockett
Suddenly Tennessee is all over the media. Expulsions and bannings and shootings, oh my! There hasn’t been so much attention paid to Tennessee since the Davy Crockett craze of the mid-1950s. It’s made me nostalgic for my hand-me-down coonskin cap.
Imagine Aging Boldly – How My Younger Self Envisioned Me Aging
Buried in a sheaf of old yellowing drawings I did in 1977 as an art student was a selfie of sorts that caught my eye. The assignment given by my teacher at SVA was one I vividly remember. Draw yourself
Imagine Aging Boldly – How My Younger Self Envisioned Me Aging
Buried in a sheaf of old yellowing drawings I did in 1977 as an art student was a selfie of sorts that caught my eye. The assignment given by my teacher at SVA was one I vividly remember. Draw yourself
Aging a Shocking Revelation
I’m at that awkward age. Turning 68 tomorrow feels a lot like I did when I turned 12. Neither here nor there. Not quite a teenager, but no longer really a child, I felt in limbo. The word tween didn’t
Aging a Shocking Revelation
I’m at that awkward age. Turning 68 tomorrow feels a lot like I did when I turned 12. Neither here nor there. Not quite a teenager, but no longer really a child, I felt in limbo. The word tween didn’t
Do We Heart New York’s New Logo?
A word of advice: Don’t mess with New Yorkers’ hearts. Change the iconic “I Heart NY” logo? Fuggedaboutit! A loud Bronx cheer could be heard in all five boroughs as soon as this new “We Heart NYC” logo was unveiled
Do We Heart New York’s New Logo?
A word of advice: Don’t mess with New Yorkers’ hearts. Change the iconic “I Heart NY” logo? Fuggedaboutit! A loud Bronx cheer could be heard in all five boroughs as soon as this new “We Heart NYC” logo was unveiled
Politics and the Pitchman Make Strange Bedfellows
Pillow talk is kept to a minimum in my house It’s time I come clean and confess. I share my bed with a rabid right winger and have since 2018. My head filled with woke thoughts that keep me awake
Politics and the Pitchman Make Strange Bedfellows
Pillow talk is kept to a minimum in my house It’s time I come clean and confess. I share my bed with a rabid right winger and have since 2018. My head filled with woke thoughts that keep me awake
My First National Potato Chip Day- Something To Chew On
Bert Lahr for Lays Potato Chips. Vintage ad Americans are crazy for potato chips, so it’s not crazy at all that today we celebrate National Potato Chip Day! And why not? They’re crunchy They are crispy. And for the past
My First National Potato Chip Day- Something To Chew On
Bert Lahr for Lays Potato Chips. Vintage ad Americans are crazy for potato chips, so it’s not crazy at all that today we celebrate National Potato Chip Day! And why not? They’re crunchy They are crispy. And for the past
Gorgeous Lady Gaga Strips Down at The Oscars
The Oscars seem the last place to ever find authenticity, but there it was on view at Sunday Night’s Academy awards. At a time when we are awash with alternative facts and lies, in a place like Hollywood, notorious for
Gorgeous Lady Gaga Strips Down at The Oscars
The Oscars seem the last place to ever find authenticity, but there it was on view at Sunday Night’s Academy awards. At a time when we are awash with alternative facts and lies, in a place like Hollywood, notorious for
Dizzy Dames
“I’m so dizzy, my head is spinnin’ Like a whirlpool, it never ends And it’s you, COVID, makin’ it spin You’re makin’ me dizzy” 2022 Revised lyrics Dizzy 1930 George Burns and Gracie Allen song As a long-time feminist, I’m
Dizzy Dames
“I’m so dizzy, my head is spinnin’ Like a whirlpool, it never ends And it’s you, COVID, makin’ it spin You’re makin’ me dizzy” 2022 Revised lyrics Dizzy 1930 George Burns and Gracie Allen song As a long-time feminist, I’m
Sheriff Ron DeSantis Saves Disney’s Flawed Kingdom
Watch your back Mickey, Disney World has a new Sheriff in town. And he’s gunning’ for all you gays and trans out there determined to brainwash our children. It’s about damn time. We all know that Disney has long been
Sheriff Ron DeSantis Saves Disney’s Flawed Kingdom
Watch your back Mickey, Disney World has a new Sheriff in town. And he’s gunning’ for all you gays and trans out there determined to brainwash our children. It’s about damn time. We all know that Disney has long been
Envisioning The American Dream 