Category Archives: Gender

Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Prince harry Meghan Markle

Royal Romance When Love Trumps Hate – Meghan Markle and Wallis Simpson

For generations even American girls dreamed of growing up to be a real life princess. Now that one has actually happened its worth remembering one who wasn’t as lucky. Someday My Prince Will Come American. Bi-Racial. Divorced. Oh My! The

Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Prince harry Meghan Markle

Royal Romance When Love Trumps Hate – Meghan Markle and Wallis Simpson

For generations even American girls dreamed of growing up to be a real life princess. Now that one has actually happened its worth remembering one who wasn’t as lucky. Someday My Prince Will Come American. Bi-Racial. Divorced. Oh My! The

Twister Game 1966

Twisted Times with Twister

Twisted Times When I think back to being 14, the same age as Leigh Corfman was, the woman who accused Alabama’s Roy Moore of molesting her,  the sexiest encounter for me was contorting my body in a tangled mess of

Twister Game 1966

Twisted Times with Twister

Twisted Times When I think back to being 14, the same age as Leigh Corfman was, the woman who accused Alabama’s Roy Moore of molesting her,  the sexiest encounter for me was contorting my body in a tangled mess of

Me Too…Portrait of Pain

Today I add  my voice to every woman who has had the courage to speak and speak for those who can’t. I also give voice to my younger self, the young woman in her twenties and thirties who didn’t think

Me Too…Portrait of Pain

Today I add  my voice to every woman who has had the courage to speak and speak for those who can’t. I also give voice to my younger self, the young woman in her twenties and thirties who didn’t think

vintage penthouse cartoon 1970

Harvey Weinstein -“That Was the Culture Then…..”

  “I came of age in the ’60s and ’70s when all the rules about behavior and workplace were different. That was the culture then.” Harvey Weinstein Me too! I also came of age in that same culture of the

vintage penthouse cartoon 1970

Harvey Weinstein -“That Was the Culture Then…..”

  “I came of age in the ’60s and ’70s when all the rules about behavior and workplace were different. That was the culture then.” Harvey Weinstein Me too! I also came of age in that same culture of the

Playboy Hugh Hefner and Playboy Bunnies 1960

Hef’s Playboy Bunnies- A Look Back

Along with Bugs Bunny and Peter Cotton Tail, no rabbit figured as prominently in my Mad Men era youth as the iconic Playboy Bunny. Next to an Airline Stewardess or a gal Friday at a Madison Avenue Ad agency, a

Playboy Hugh Hefner and Playboy Bunnies 1960

Hef’s Playboy Bunnies- A Look Back

Along with Bugs Bunny and Peter Cotton Tail, no rabbit figured as prominently in my Mad Men era youth as the iconic Playboy Bunny. Next to an Airline Stewardess or a gal Friday at a Madison Avenue Ad agency, a

Americas Trains Derailed – LIRR, Dashing Dan and the The Summer From Hell

Americas train systems are off the rails. New York train commuters were told to be braced for the “Summer from Hell.” It was to be a summer of heat, humidity and horrible train service. After years of increasingly poor service,

Americas Trains Derailed – LIRR, Dashing Dan and the The Summer From Hell

Americas train systems are off the rails. New York train commuters were told to be braced for the “Summer from Hell.” It was to be a summer of heat, humidity and horrible train service. After years of increasingly poor service,

Ken’s Hair Raising Story

  Ken’s Man Bun – Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Oh Ken, say it ain’t so! Whose hair brain idea was it to give poor Ken Carson a man bun? I’m not sure even curvy Barbie would be happy with this

Ken’s Hair Raising Story

  Ken’s Man Bun – Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Oh Ken, say it ain’t so! Whose hair brain idea was it to give poor Ken Carson a man bun? I’m not sure even curvy Barbie would be happy with this

Gay Bachelor and the Bride

  In honor of LGBT Pride Month, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite stories from the Vault: Next to the waiter passing the champagne, my confirmed bachelor Great Uncle Harry was the most sought after man at a mid-century

Gay Bachelor and the Bride

  In honor of LGBT Pride Month, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite stories from the Vault: Next to the waiter passing the champagne, my confirmed bachelor Great Uncle Harry was the most sought after man at a mid-century

community silver Ad Illustration Jon Whitcomb

A Model June Bride and Jon Whitcomb

Like most mid-century girls, Bitsy Bendix longed to be a bride, convinced that the basic occupation of virtually every girl was choosing a man to marry. But for bachelorette Bitsy the next best thing happened. In the summer of 1950

community silver Ad Illustration Jon Whitcomb

A Model June Bride and Jon Whitcomb

Like most mid-century girls, Bitsy Bendix longed to be a bride, convinced that the basic occupation of virtually every girl was choosing a man to marry. But for bachelorette Bitsy the next best thing happened. In the summer of 1950

men and woman

How To Pick Up Girls- The Old Boys Club Way

 Just in time for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, our clueless Sexual Predator in Chief Donald Trump welcomes Bill O Reilly into the Boys Behaving Badly Club of Male Entitlement.”I don’t think Bill Did anything wrong,” Trump commented,  days after it

men and woman

How To Pick Up Girls- The Old Boys Club Way

 Just in time for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, our clueless Sexual Predator in Chief Donald Trump welcomes Bill O Reilly into the Boys Behaving Badly Club of Male Entitlement.”I don’t think Bill Did anything wrong,” Trump commented,  days after it