Category Archives: Middle Class

Urban Middle Class – A Thing of the Past

“Want to build a wall around Manhattan?” asks this 1948 ad for Goodyear. Well in 2016 one has already been built. Billionaire Donald Trump’s pipe dream of wanting to build a wall along the Mexican Border of the U.S. may

Urban Middle Class – A Thing of the Past

“Want to build a wall around Manhattan?” asks this 1948 ad for Goodyear. Well in 2016 one has already been built. Billionaire Donald Trump’s pipe dream of wanting to build a wall along the Mexican Border of the U.S. may

Cartoon comic teen girl on phone

Fathers With Benefits

For perky Janice Anderson, Father didn’t just know best; for this mid century teen her Pop was her pal. Of course what wholesome teenager doesn’t dream about fun with her father? And what Dad doesn’t dream about dating his daughter

Cartoon comic teen girl on phone

Fathers With Benefits

For perky Janice Anderson, Father didn’t just know best; for this mid century teen her Pop was her pal. Of course what wholesome teenager doesn’t dream about fun with her father? And what Dad doesn’t dream about dating his daughter

Playboy magazine sex on Campus 1969

College Rape – Where the Action Is

“Twenty Minutes of Action” has the sordid sound of a sleazy seventies porn film. In 2016 that phrase is even more offensive. That now infamous comment uttered by the father of Brock Turner the former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually

Playboy magazine sex on Campus 1969

College Rape – Where the Action Is

“Twenty Minutes of Action” has the sordid sound of a sleazy seventies porn film. In 2016 that phrase is even more offensive. That now infamous comment uttered by the father of Brock Turner the former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually

vintage image children eating donuts

Happy National Donut Day

Doughnuts to dollars, this is a favorite day of celebration for many. From coast to coast, thousands are lining up outside their local Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kremes for a free doughnut. Donuts or Doughnuts, glazed or  powdered sugar, Americans

vintage image children eating donuts

Happy National Donut Day

Doughnuts to dollars, this is a favorite day of celebration for many. From coast to coast, thousands are lining up outside their local Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kremes for a free doughnut. Donuts or Doughnuts, glazed or  powdered sugar, Americans

Detail Collage- Constant Cravings by Sally Edelstein. Collage composed of appropriated vintage images

Disordered Eating

  Our eating really got disordered over half a century a go. In a culture where many still feel unempowered, where rigid beauty standards and body shaming run rampant  and women still learn to nurture others while neglecting to nourish

Detail Collage- Constant Cravings by Sally Edelstein. Collage composed of appropriated vintage images

Disordered Eating

  Our eating really got disordered over half a century a go. In a culture where many still feel unempowered, where rigid beauty standards and body shaming run rampant  and women still learn to nurture others while neglecting to nourish

Marilyn Monroe Some Like it Hot record Album

Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe

Vintage Vinyl Soundtrack to Some Like It Hot, autographed by Marilyn’s Co star Tony Curtis I had never been to the movies before. Constantly being warned that it was essential to keep a light on while watching your TV lest

Marilyn Monroe Some Like it Hot record Album

Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe

Vintage Vinyl Soundtrack to Some Like It Hot, autographed by Marilyn’s Co star Tony Curtis I had never been to the movies before. Constantly being warned that it was essential to keep a light on while watching your TV lest

woman in bathing cap drinking Bud

Budweiser Markets America

Budweiser wants to make America great again. Literally. Just in time for this crazy campaign season, the king of beers  is  renaming itself “America” for the long, hot summer ahead. Available from  May 23 through election Day, the patriotic cans

woman in bathing cap drinking Bud

Budweiser Markets America

Budweiser wants to make America great again. Literally. Just in time for this crazy campaign season, the king of beers  is  renaming itself “America” for the long, hot summer ahead. Available from  May 23 through election Day, the patriotic cans

Vintage sexist cartoon

Donald Trump and the Mad Men World of Sexual Harassment

Take My Secretary, Please! Is anyone surprised that when it comes to women, Donald Trump and Don Draper have a lot in common? When it comes to creepy, retro sexism, The Donald trumps even Don Draper. Detailing Trump’s history of

Vintage sexist cartoon

Donald Trump and the Mad Men World of Sexual Harassment

Take My Secretary, Please! Is anyone surprised that when it comes to women, Donald Trump and Don Draper have a lot in common? When it comes to creepy, retro sexism, The Donald trumps even Don Draper. Detailing Trump’s history of

photo of man with blindfold on

Ronan Farrow Asks Us – Don’t Look the Other Way

We live in a culture of looking the other way. In Ronan Farrow’s gripping piece “My Father Woody Allen and the Danger of  Questions Unasked”  that recently ran in the Hollywood reporter,  he asks us not to look away. The

photo of man with blindfold on

Ronan Farrow Asks Us – Don’t Look the Other Way

We live in a culture of looking the other way. In Ronan Farrow’s gripping piece “My Father Woody Allen and the Danger of  Questions Unasked”  that recently ran in the Hollywood reporter,  he asks us not to look away. The

The Big Payoff – The Great American Contest

The American Dream of striking it rich by taking a chance on chance has never been more evident than in the afterglow of Powerball fever. That classic recipe for getting rich quick is one-handed down for generations, a potent mixture

The Big Payoff – The Great American Contest

The American Dream of striking it rich by taking a chance on chance has never been more evident than in the afterglow of Powerball fever. That classic recipe for getting rich quick is one-handed down for generations, a potent mixture