Since the early 2000s, the apparent explosion of interest in Volkswagens with original paint, rust and patina have inspired a generation of car fanatics, who couldn’t afford to restore a car to show condition but still wanted a good looking cool car. At last, you could be cool and stand out from the crowd onContinue reading “20 Photos of Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rods With Patina Look on the Streets”
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22 Funny Vintage Photographs of People Standing Next to Their Televisions
“Go Over There, By the TV” – The thing your mum asks you to go and stand in front of when she takes your picture. TVs were a prime example when they arrived in many homes in the 1950s, both a source of pride and wonder. Here’s some of funny interesting snapshots of people standingContinue reading “22 Funny Vintage Photographs of People Standing Next to Their Televisions”
58 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of ‘Jaws’ (1975)
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. In the film, a man-eating great white shark attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town, prompting police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) to hunt it with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and aContinue reading “58 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of ‘Jaws’ (1975)”
23 Vintage Photos of Singer Wayne Cochran
Blue-eyed soul singer Wayne Cochran was born in 1939 in Thomaston, Georgia. He started his first band in 1955 and was kicked out of high school for refusing to cut his flamboyant pompadour hairstyle. Cochran recorded his debut single, My Little Girl, for the Scottie label in 1959. He went on to record a slewContinue reading “23 Vintage Photos of Singer Wayne Cochran”
Before Facebook: 20 Vintage Photos Showing How We Used to Unfriend People Back Then
Remember when unfriending people was just scratching or tearing out their faces on your photographs… Below is a collection of 20 vintage photos show how we used to “unfriend” people back then.
40 Rare Behind the Scenes Photos Showing the Making of ‘The Shining’
The Shining (1980) is creative director Stanley Kubrick’s intense, epic, gothic horror film and haunted house masterpiece – a beautiful, stylish work that distanced itself from the blood-letting and gore of most modern films in the horror genre. It is considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time. The film’s source material fromContinue reading “40 Rare Behind the Scenes Photos Showing the Making of ‘The Shining’”
27 Fascinating Scooter and Motorcycle Ads From the 1960s
Before ‘political correctness’ was ever invented, the motorcycle industry loved to target males (sorry ladies) using some good old fashioned ‘sex sells’ tactics. They’d usually do it with headlines filled with sexual innuendo and many, many beautifully seductive women. Women that stared you in the eye and said “Purchase this fine motorbike and you willContinue reading “27 Fascinating Scooter and Motorcycle Ads From the 1960s”
15 Hilarious Photos of Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall in Robert Altman’s Popeye (1980)
One of Robert Altman’s trademarks is the way he creates whole new worlds in his movies — worlds where we somehow don’t believe that life ends at the edge of the screen, worlds in which the main characters are surrounded by other people plunging ahead at the business of living. That gift for populating newContinue reading “15 Hilarious Photos of Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall in Robert Altman’s Popeye (1980)”
22 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in the 1940s by Weegee
Weegee, born Usher Fellig on June 12, 1899 in the town of Lemburg (now in Ukraine), first worked as a photographer at age fourteen, three years after his family immigrated to the United States, where his first name was changed to the more American-sounding Arthur. Self-taught, he held many other photography-related jobs before gaining regularContinue reading “22 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in the 1940s by Weegee”
From Mods and Punks to Ska and Hip-Hop, 33 Amazing Photos Showing Musical Subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s
Londoner Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for The Face and Melody Maker. She shot bands from The Clash to Boy George as well as 3 Police album covers. Moving to New York in 1982, she was drawn to the underground Hip Hop scene. Her photographs of pioneers suchContinue reading “From Mods and Punks to Ska and Hip-Hop, 33 Amazing Photos Showing Musical Subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s”
