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We tend to doubt it, but we'll concede the uniqueness of cotton bikinis featuring outlined shag-haired couples demonstrating sex positions under your astrological "sex sign!" (Although what we Tauruses are supposed to be doing, is unclear.) [Vintage_Ads] More »
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We heard whispers about a Jennifer Garner/Jessica Biel Laverne & Shirley movie; now details have surfaced. It'll be directed by Garry Marshall — creator of the 1976 TV show — and written by that noted girl-power authority, Jamie Foxx. UPDATE: More »
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There's a piece in the current Vanity Fair that makes the early days of disco sound, well, awesome: More »
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A UCLA Film & Television Archive series kicks off tonight, looking at prison flicks, biker pictures and slasher movies — made by women. It's called "No She Didn't!: Women Exploitation Auteurs," and features some hard-to-find titles with interesting themes: More »
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Marlo Thomas is making the rounds to promote the 35th anniversary reissue of her 70s progressive blast from the past Free To Be...You And Me. While they're keeping the album intact and haven't mentioned re-doing the star-studded TV special (and seriously, check out the incredibly bizarre young Michael Jackson in the clip), the book has been updated with new illustrations in, as Thomas put it on the Today show, "the visual language of today's kids." As far as we're concerned, the original illustrations add to the book's optimistic 2nd-wave charm, but sure! Unfortunately, Thomas unwittingly puts us off slightly by mentioning that Gwyneth Paltrow cited the book as a major influence on who she is — bringing home some of the consequences of all that Me-Decade self-esteem building. More »
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Can anyone explain the "concept" behind this Bally Shoe ad from the '70s? It seems to involve ladies floating in a milky substance. But some of the legs are rather far apart… And, um, are there some single, severed legs out there? (Click to enlarge.) [Vintage Ads] More »
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A dear friend who knows I adore this kind of crap gave me an issue of a magazine called Motion Picture, from February 1977. This publication cost 75¢ at the time, but was worth every penny! Because inside was the kind of scandalous stuff — right out of celebrities' mouths — that is truly priceless. The subject: Sex. The answers: Quite candid! When asked about their fantasies, both Elton John and Pam Grier replied that they'd like multiple partners. Pam wanted three dudes (one of whom was James Caan); Elton wanted "a crowd." Warren Beatty could never be involved with a girl who was not attractive. Oh, and he said, "It helps if she's stacked." Much more, after the jump. More »
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In 1976, in the vein of True Religion or For All Mankind, there was a brand called Jesus Jeans. And the image at left was an actual ad. Lord! Literally! So many questions! Such as: What's with the well-lit bodyhair? The open zipper? The outie? And uh, begging forgiveness, Heavenly Father, cuz maybe this is a sin so close to Easter: But is this a man or a woman? And is this ad being marketed toward men or women? (Click image to enlarge.) [Via 70s Fashion by Taschen] More »
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Back in the 70s, Valerie Grove wrote a book called Compleat Woman, about 20 women who supposedly "had it all" — more than three children, blossoming careers, stable marriages. (Grove said she chose women with that number of kids because "the real test begins once the children outnumber their parents." ) Anyway, in today's Times of London Grove answers the question posed by the subtitle of her book: "Marriage, Motherhood, Career Can She Have It All?" The answer might surprise you. More »
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