The death of Superman: the mysterious suicide of George Reeves in 1959
A suspicious fate.
1950s
Indie rock and new wave hits reimagined as pulpy 1950s ephemera
There’s a fellow out there named Todd Alcott who has put together an enchanting series of prints reimagining popular songs by some of the most…
Elmer Fudd, capitalist shill: The auto industry finances Looney-Tunes propaganda, 1950s
Within a few years of the end of World War II, a perceived need to stamp out any trace of leftist ideas led to the…
Weirdo National Security Agency posters from the 1950s, 60s and 70s
I hope you kids are all as grateful for the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) as I am. Thanks to FOIA, we get to read,…
You’ll poke someone’s eye out with those things: Bullet bras from the 1940s and 1950s
Here’s a fashion statement I never understood: Bullet bras. I know a lot people find the Bullet bra AKA the Torpedo bra incredibly sexy, but…
Paperback to the Future: Best of British science-fiction covers from the 1950s
The back story of Britain in the fifties reads like the checklist for a Star Wars script. The war is over, the Empire is dying…