Anyone interested in the social, economic, architectural, etc history of East End London, I strongly strongly strongly direct you to Spitalfields Life. Read more
Kelly Faircloth
kellyfaircloth
Senior Editor at Jezebel, specializing in books, royals, romance novels, houses, history, and the stories we tell about domesticity and femininity. Resident Windsor expert.
It’s just hilarious to think that a museum of the history of British women would be boring... Boudicca, Bloody Mary, Elizabeth I, Victoria, Ada Lovelace, Mary Shelley, Mary Wallstonecraft, Florence Nightengale, Lillie Langtry, Emmeline Pankhurst, Agatha Christie, Princess Diana, Margret Thatcher... not all of them… Read more
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So the “Women Who’ve Banged Rich and Powerful Men Museum,” right? Read more
Gods, I miss SS Pierce. They had some wonderful products. I still can’t find a corn relish better than they made.
Sometimes it’s tempting to fathom how some of the famous faces would translate to the 21st century. Like, what would Greta Garbo look like today with a blow out and the no-make-up look? Or Jean Harlow with real eyebrows and her hair up in a simple ponytail? Would they be as beautiful by today’s definition as they were…
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Everyone should get to 1937 and see this movie right now. Or, you know, grab a collection of Thin Man movie discs on the cheap at an online retailer of your choice. These two are magic together onscreen and the writing is superb.
The world would be a better place if these typefaces came back in vogue.
While my Grandpa was serving in Korea, my Grandma and her girlfriends went to the movies every Wednesday because that was “dish night.” With the cost of her ticket she’d get a free teacup, then a saucer, then a dinner plate... By the time he came home so they could get married, she had a whole set! Unfortunately, she… Read more
Man, I need to finally watch “The Thin Man”. I am a crossword nut and have written “Asta” too many times not to see that (presumably cute) dog on celluloid.
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“May I offer you a glass of cham-pahn-ya?”
Sad that this theater closed in 2012, and nothing has gone into its space. It was known as the Harvard Square Theater in recent decades; the front lobby was turned into shops and the stage and balcony were divided off into smaller theaters, but you could still see how grand it used to be. I grew up going to the movies…
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Wallace Beery and Una Merkel, queen of the wisecracks, might be fun. Read more
“Ferdinand Gottschalk” might be one of the greatest names in the history of names.
This had better be on Netflix.
A) I love this font
B) I love old stuff like this. Advertising has certainly changed.
I have to agree with most other commenters at this point- the Thin Man films ruullllle but I’d definitely go see Cafe Metropole because melikes myself some Tyrone Power once in a while, especially when there’s a/c.
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I like to take in a picture show before going to get my quarterly permanent.
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