Category Archives: Middle Class
Tips to Beat Summers Heat
As we suffer through an oppressive heat wave, an offering of mid century tips for a very contemporary problem.
Tips to Beat Summers Heat
As we suffer through an oppressive heat wave, an offering of mid century tips for a very contemporary problem.
A Field Guide To Mid Century Male Power Brokers
Gals, no reason to worry your pretty little heads trying to figure out that big old scary economy. You can rest assured that America’s economy will be in safe hands ( albeit tiny) under Donald Trump’s all boys club administration.
A Field Guide To Mid Century Male Power Brokers
Gals, no reason to worry your pretty little heads trying to figure out that big old scary economy. You can rest assured that America’s economy will be in safe hands ( albeit tiny) under Donald Trump’s all boys club administration.
Violence Against Women Is No Laughing Matter
In the hey it’s so funny I forgot to laugh department, this is one ad that a smirking Donald Trump could easily have written the copy for. Whether Trump was joking or not about his not so veiled suggestion that
Violence Against Women Is No Laughing Matter
In the hey it’s so funny I forgot to laugh department, this is one ad that a smirking Donald Trump could easily have written the copy for. Whether Trump was joking or not about his not so veiled suggestion that
Miss Rheingold Contest a N.Y. Summer Staple
Once upon a time, the selection of the annual “Miss Rheingold” was as highly anticipated in N.Y. as the race for the White House. For some mid-century misses the title of Miss America was the American Dream. But in
Miss Rheingold Contest a N.Y. Summer Staple
Once upon a time, the selection of the annual “Miss Rheingold” was as highly anticipated in N.Y. as the race for the White House. For some mid-century misses the title of Miss America was the American Dream. But in
Girls, the Sky’s the Limit
From now on when a little girl thinks of what she can be when she grows up… she doesn’t have to just choose between a ballerina, a nurse, a stewardess, a teacher or a model. The door has swung open,
Girls, the Sky’s the Limit
From now on when a little girl thinks of what she can be when she grows up… she doesn’t have to just choose between a ballerina, a nurse, a stewardess, a teacher or a model. The door has swung open,
Happy National Junk Food Day
Junk Food a go-go circa 1966. “Happy National Junk Food Day” from “This Years Girl. “
Happy National Junk Food Day
Junk Food a go-go circa 1966. “Happy National Junk Food Day” from “This Years Girl. “
A Jazz Age Baby
In 1926 while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty, my mother. A beloved Bastille Day baby, this jazz age babe
A Jazz Age Baby
In 1926 while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty, my mother. A beloved Bastille Day baby, this jazz age babe
Hot Dogs Cold War
Hot dogs, that very symbol of culinary democracy took on a special meaning during the cold war, especially in the summer of 1961. The fate of Nathans Hot Dogs hung in the balance. Barbecue Brigade Summer barbecues were a family
Hot Dogs Cold War
Hot dogs, that very symbol of culinary democracy took on a special meaning during the cold war, especially in the summer of 1961. The fate of Nathans Hot Dogs hung in the balance. Barbecue Brigade Summer barbecues were a family
Who’s on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown?
Does it feel like our nation is on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Is there anyone who’s nerves aren’t frayed? Between mass shootings and stalled gun laws, Britain falling and markets plunging, xenophobia spreading as fast as the Zika
Who’s on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown?
Does it feel like our nation is on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Is there anyone who’s nerves aren’t frayed? Between mass shootings and stalled gun laws, Britain falling and markets plunging, xenophobia spreading as fast as the Zika
Love is Love
Hours after the horrific news broke of the shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando, the gunman’s father suggested to the media that the sight of 2 men kissing may have prompted his son to go on a killing rampage.
Love is Love
Hours after the horrific news broke of the shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando, the gunman’s father suggested to the media that the sight of 2 men kissing may have prompted his son to go on a killing rampage.
Envisioning The American Dream 