October 1973. US involvement in Viet Nam ended with the springtime Paris Accord, and the Nation was moving on. The meat shortages of summer were behind […]
Category: Lint Trap
Whatevs!
Forgotten TV Shows:
Project UFO
“Ezekiel saw the wheel. This is the wheel he said he saw. These are Unidentified Flying Objects that people say they are seeing now. Are […]
Dark Shadows Q & A:
“Why Do Dogs Howl at Barnabas?”
Taking a break from my hectic life, I paused to answer a blog-related email yesterday. While researching pointless minutia from a Dark Shadows Fan™, I found a […]
A Bewitching Scent and a Spell:
The Witchy World of Styx
There are those few times that social media serves a purpose other than pointless arguments. Midcentury Fashion is one of those rare groups where fights […]
The Sad Story of “Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March”
[Yes, I’ve been lazy. Here’s a new post! – Ed.] Nineteen-sixty-eight turned to 1969. The world, filled with an equal feeling of hope and dread, […]
Hail and Farewell: Grier’s Almanac Ceases Publication
When I was a child, two things always heralded the impending holiday season: the arrival of Sears Christmas Catalog and Grier’s Almanac. When those things hit […]
Fifty Shades of Scrooge
I had planned a whole bunch of cheerful mid-century themed posts for this Christmas season. But, on the day after Thanksgiving, Omicron decided it was a […]
“Farewell, People of the Page.” Author Anne Rice Has Died
Another bit of sad news. Author Anne Rice has passed away at age 80. A prolific writer, she produced over 30 books from 1976 to 2018. Her son, […]
That Time I Investigated a Haunted House
I can’t claim to have been a roaring success in my life. Unless my lottery numbers match tonight, I never will achieve fame and fortune. It […]
Red Roses for a Blue Specter: Stop Trash Talking the Lowly Ouija Board
A few weeks ago, a good friend sent me a desperate text message in the middle of the afternoon: “I feel like I live on […]