When someone mentions the Wall of Sound, what comes to mind is usually the signature sound of Phil Spector that he created by using dense layers of sound with large…
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The chain of being, or the great chain of being, is a Neoplatonic metaphor for the hierarchical nature, function, and organization of the universe. The concept, created by Plotinus (205?-270),…
This music video clip is from the 1986 movie True Stories by the Talking Heads. John Goodman, playing the lovable bachelor Louis Fyne, sings a very good version of the notable Talking…
George Maciunas was a founding member and the central coordinator of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers. He made several short films called FluxFilms. Here are a couple…
Perfection salad? How about gelatin salad? Also called jelly salad, congealed salad or molded salad. Throw in some grated carrots, cottage cheese, cream cheese, marshmallows and nuts. Your guests will…
In 1957, the United States Housing & Home Finance Administration formed the Women’s Congress on Housing. This design group was to be a representative view of all the things wanted…
True music fans will appreciate these rare Beatles photographs. And, if you can’t tell, this photo shoot set the norm for the now hackneyed obligatory band picture. This type of photograph…
The Budweiser brand as we know it may very well have flown to Europe when the purchase of the American brand by Belgian company InBev was completed for $70 per…
Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe. The first known fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before it spread to other European countries. Facism is opposed…
Beef Stroganoff is a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with sour cream. From its origins in mid-19th-century Russia, it has become popular around the world,…
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA), the main auditing source for America’s newspapers, has reported that ad revenue for newspapers has suffered its biggest decline since the 1950s. Online advertising…
The remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. It is characteristically after the span of time culturally defined as “tomorrow.” “The Remote Future” Remotely Controlled…
Pin-up girls posed for mass-produced photographs. These pictures saw wide appeal across popular culture. The photos themselves are for informal display. Just pin them up on a wall. These pictures…
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols is the only studio album by the English punk rock group Sex Pistols. The album was released in October 1977 by Virgin Records.…
Here’s a meal with budgets in mind. Split pea patties covered in a homemade barbecue sauce. Perfect for luncheons or a light dinner. Awfully delicious and easy to make! Bon…
Punk is a subculture that originated in the mid 1970s in America, Australia and the United Kingdom. Punk embraces a wide base of ideologies and various forms of individual expression…
Fritz Willis (1907-1979) was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a formally trained artist who became known for his pin-up girl illustrations, magazine illustrations and…
Bacon is an extremely popular meat product usually prepared from pork and cured. Fresh and dried bacon are typically cooked before eating, often by frying. A side of unsliced bacon is known as a…
We all judge the times by our personal situations and how hard we are affected by the not so good times. If you think times are hard now you are…
While most of the attention goes to Bettie Page, the Queen of the Pinups, for her pinup photos taken during the 1950s, there was another Betty on the scene – one…
