Posts Tagged: 1960s
Visiting the New York World’s Fair With the Flintstones
Sixty years ago today The New York Worlds Fair 1964/1965 opened. If the New York Worlds Fair of 1939/1940 was like stepping into the land of Oz, the 1964/ 1965 Worlds Fair was like striding into the future of the
Visiting the New York World’s Fair With the Flintstones
Sixty years ago today The New York Worlds Fair 1964/1965 opened. If the New York Worlds Fair of 1939/1940 was like stepping into the land of Oz, the 1964/ 1965 Worlds Fair was like striding into the future of the
Ken Rules Barbie
Maybe in BarbieLand– “She’s everything. He’s Just Ken,” but in OscarLand the predictable winner is…. patriarchy. Yet again, a female film director of a major movie was overlooked for an Oscar nomination by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the
Ken Rules Barbie
Maybe in BarbieLand– “She’s everything. He’s Just Ken,” but in OscarLand the predictable winner is…. patriarchy. Yet again, a female film director of a major movie was overlooked for an Oscar nomination by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the
The Shame of My Off Brand Barbies
If 2023 was the year of Barbie, inspiring grown women to dust off their old Barbie dolls in a pink wave of nostalgia – it took until now for the phenomenon to finally free me to confess a long-held childhood
The Shame of My Off Brand Barbies
If 2023 was the year of Barbie, inspiring grown women to dust off their old Barbie dolls in a pink wave of nostalgia – it took until now for the phenomenon to finally free me to confess a long-held childhood
Sixty Years Ago November 22, 1963 An Ordinary Day Turned Extraordinary
Friday, November 22, 1963, began as ordinarily as any other school day. That crisp N.Y. fall morning gave no indication that 60 years later it would be one burned into my consciousness. By afternoon, life in our country would never
Sixty Years Ago November 22, 1963 An Ordinary Day Turned Extraordinary
Friday, November 22, 1963, began as ordinarily as any other school day. That crisp N.Y. fall morning gave no indication that 60 years later it would be one burned into my consciousness. By afternoon, life in our country would never
Barbie and the Bomb
While other girls my age coveted a Barbie Dream House in 1962, I longed for a home fallout shelter. It was the great disappointment of my mid-century childhood that my New York family never had one. The truth is Barbie’s
Barbie and the Bomb
While other girls my age coveted a Barbie Dream House in 1962, I longed for a home fallout shelter. It was the great disappointment of my mid-century childhood that my New York family never had one. The truth is Barbie’s
A Flintstone Milestone
Yabba Dabba Doo! Pebbles Flintstone just turned 60 years old. That’s right kids, Fred and Wilma’s fashion-forward baby forever dressed in a leopard-spotted loincloth and rocking a dinosaur bone in her red hair, is now a card-carrying member of AARP.
A Flintstone Milestone
Yabba Dabba Doo! Pebbles Flintstone just turned 60 years old. That’s right kids, Fred and Wilma’s fashion-forward baby forever dressed in a leopard-spotted loincloth and rocking a dinosaur bone in her red hair, is now a card-carrying member of AARP.
Mr. Magoo Christmas Carol
For some, it may not be Christmas without Charlie Brown, but my Christmas heart always belonged to Mr. Magoo. Just as I preferred my great American novels in Classic Comic Book form, so I preferred my Charles Dickens in animation.
Mr. Magoo Christmas Carol
For some, it may not be Christmas without Charlie Brown, but my Christmas heart always belonged to Mr. Magoo. Just as I preferred my great American novels in Classic Comic Book form, so I preferred my Charles Dickens in animation.
Gee Wally, Was There Really A Cold War?
Mayfield is in mourning. Wally Cleaver, Beaver’s gentle, big brother was reported to have died this past Tuesday. No prank of Eddie Haskell, the fact was Wally remained in hospice close to death. Now with his confirmed passing on July
Gee Wally, Was There Really A Cold War?
Mayfield is in mourning. Wally Cleaver, Beaver’s gentle, big brother was reported to have died this past Tuesday. No prank of Eddie Haskell, the fact was Wally remained in hospice close to death. Now with his confirmed passing on July
The Beatles, Ed Sullivan, and Me
Anniversary Edition From the Vault Can it really be over half a century since the Beatles burst into our lives on an ordinary Sunday night after which nothing would be the same again? There are few of my generation who
The Beatles, Ed Sullivan, and Me
Anniversary Edition From the Vault Can it really be over half a century since the Beatles burst into our lives on an ordinary Sunday night after which nothing would be the same again? There are few of my generation who
Why Dogs Rule
Today it’s all about the dogs. In honor of Betty White’s 100th birthday today, I share a wonderful world that once lived in my young imagination, a world I think that she would support wholeheartedly- I called it ArfLand a
Why Dogs Rule
Today it’s all about the dogs. In honor of Betty White’s 100th birthday today, I share a wonderful world that once lived in my young imagination, a world I think that she would support wholeheartedly- I called it ArfLand a
Envisioning The American Dream 