1950s

Tag details

Welcome to the '1950s' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with '1950s'.

Look up Offsite Link "1950s" at The Free Dictionary

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “1950s”

  • The Shelvador Dali Refrigerator


    Kitchen RetroAuthority Authority: 469
    The Shelvador Dali is a surreal refrigerator. That is because it is only saying that it is defrosting itself. it is actually creating surreal art in there. Rearranging the fruits and vegetables to make strange faces. And if all your clocks end up in there looking like soggy pancakes, youll know why. At three ...
    16 hours ago
  • Peggy Sue’s 1950s Diner Opens


    slFIXAuthority Authority: 124
    Contributed by Shauna Skye Baltar Torok, owner of the Beatles club Penny Lane, is opening up a new place: Peggy Sue’s 1950s Diner. The official launch is at 6:00pm SLT tonight with music from the 1950s, and 300 lindens on the board going to the best 1950s outfit. So . . . be there or be square, daddio! ...
    22 hours ago
  • Sexist!!


    Windy SydneyAuthority Authority: 115
    I just got through having a conversation with a Mormon missionary. Dont worry kind believers, I was more than pleasant and understanding to him. I didnt even use the keys on my keyboard to make a frownie-face :( The reason I went to Mormon.org was because I had a question about why women are not allowed to hold ...
    1 day ago
  • Mitchell Hooks’ Fabulous 50’s Paperback Covers


    Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning BlogAuthority Authority: 672
    Until the mid-1950’s paperback covers tended to be illustrated in a very ‘literal’ style. Then along came a young artist named Mitchell Hooks . In the mid-’50s Mitch (and a few others) revolutionized the look of paperbacks by montaging brash graphic images together and rendering them in unorthodox mixed ...
    1 day ago
  • Perfect for Fall: the Helen Bond Carruthers Cardigan


    Past Perfect VintageAuthority Authority: 110
    Its always a rare treat to see these 1950s Helen Bond Carruthers cardigans. And isnt this one just about perfect for Fall? Talk about serendipity. Not that time of yeat makes any difference to HBC fans. The worksmandship is superb and I love her use of the appliques. We just received 2 sweaters in stock, this one in a ...
    1 day ago
  • What Women Wore: Fashion at a glance 1820-1960


    Circa Vintage ClothingAuthority Authority: 117
    I’m pleased that the oldest piece in my personal collection is now on display at the City Museum for an exhibition on womens dress. Details: What: What Women Wore: Fashion at a glance 1820-1960 When: October 2009 – February 2010 Where: City Museum, Treasury Building, Spring Street (top of Collins Street) ...
    2 days ago
  • Crossing the Lines: A White Reporter’s View of the Civil Rights Movement


    God's Politics BlogAuthority Authority: 629
    In Crossing the Lines: A Novel , author Richard Doster enabled me to enter the world of Jack Hall, an idealistic white reporter based in the South during the late 1950s who struggled between his need to report the truth with…
    2 days ago
  • Top 5 Greatest Cadillac Songs


    Relentless EarwormsAuthority Authority: 91
    Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Vehix.com , a great place to search and research vehicles. The Cadillac is a classic. Since its founding in 1902, it’s a car that personifies luxury, class, and in the eyes of some, nearly all the Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Envy ...
    2 days ago
  • The Strange Door (1951, USA)


    Wrong Side of the ArtAuthority Authority: 533
    [IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/4798__x400_strange_door_poster_01.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/4799__x400_strange_door_poster_02.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/4800__x400_strange_door_poster_03.jpg]
    3 days ago
  • three legends


    Jim FloraAuthority Authority: 456
    Three jazz legends, stacked, in the July 1952 issue of Coda , Columbia s new release monthly. From the top: Harry James (trumpet) Benny Goodman (clarinet) Art Tatum (piano) Each had a new LP that month: James with Soft Lights, Sweet Trumpet , Goodmans Lets Hear the Melody , and Art Tatum ...
    4 days ago
  • Image of the week


    Christchurch City Libraries BlogAuthority Authority: 131
    It’s starting to feel like that time of year again… Camping at Goose Bay. 1955. Like what you see? Complete this form to order an image. If you have any further information on any of the images, or if you would like to donate images to our collection please contact us . Want to see more? You can browse ...
    4 days ago
  • Dinner On the Rocks


    Kitchen RetroAuthority Authority: 469
    Why is Steve so glum and grim? This dinner disagrees with him, He wishes he had never come, For gooey stew all overdone; And gruesome guests are all round The table making little sound Except to gasp and look askance At plates of stuff that came from cans: Jacks telling the same old awful story To his dinner partner ...
    4 days ago
  • Sleeping Beauty Happy Meal Box


    Vinnie Rattolle'sAuthority Authority: 533
    Another odd share. Heres a 1997 McDonalds Happy Meal box featuring Disneys Sleeping Beauty . It would be cooler if it featured Maleficent. And you thought the Pirates of the Caribbean Cereal box was weird? ! ___________________________________________
    5 days ago
  • Jen & Brynleys red & white, 50s inspired wedding


    Offbeat BrideAuthority Authority: 593
    The Offbeat Bride: Jen, Graphic Designer (and OBT member " Jensensi ") Her Offbeat Partner: Brynley, Musician Location & date of wedding: The Country Cottage, Nottingham, UK — 27-06-09 What made this wedding offbeat: We decided from the get-go that we wanted it to be as cheap as possible without ...
    5 days ago
  • Love Vintage contest - we have a winner!


    Circa Vintage ClothingAuthority Authority: 117
    It was hard choosing a winner for last week’s Love Vintage contest - five lovely people choose correctly the red floral 1950s dress with the big satin bow (that as Christina pointed out, should adorn a bottom not a front). There can only be one winner however - Anastasia , please email or call the shop to ...
    5 days ago
  • Review: Simon A Decline and Fall of the English Landed Gentry by Nick Heddle


    Speak Its NameAuthority Authority: 127
    1957. Gorgeous, 23-year-old Simon heir to a peerage, meets and falls in love with a Cumbrian sheep farmer, disappointing his parents and flying in the face of the social mores of a period when gay relationships risked a life prison sentence. Told from the perspective of his lover who acts as narrator throughout, the ...
    6 days ago
  • The Quatermass Xperiment (aka Shock, aka The Creeping Unknown) (1955, UK)


    Wrong Side of the ArtAuthority Authority: 533
    Part of the series. - The Quatermass Xperiment (1955, UK) - Quatermass 2 (1957, UK) - Quatermass and the Pit (1967, UK) - The Quatermass Conclusion (1979, UK)
    6 days ago
  • Back from the Dead (1957, USA)


    Wrong Side of the ArtAuthority Authority: 533
    [IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/4771__x400_back_from_dead_poster_01.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/4773__x400_back_from_dead_poster_02.jpg]
    6 days ago
  • Coming Soon! A Hat Parade In Black and Red


    Past Perfect VintageAuthority Authority: 110
    At least I hope these are coming soon! What with the ballet project, (done) the opera project, (done) the autumn leaves that just keep coming down and getting rained on, ( partially done) AND Kitchen Remodel 2: Cabinets of Doom , (nowhere near done) I just dont know how soon that may be. Really, I have no idea. ...
    6 days ago
  • Typographie (Emil Ruder, 1967)


    Collected VisualsAuthority Authority: 417
    [IMG: http://www.designers-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/typographie-590x590.jpg]
    6 days ago

Comments about 1950s

Personal attacks are NOT allowed
Please read our comment policy