January 25, 2010

Ephemera: Calendars

"1965 Calendar by Designer Hiroshi Ohchi given as a gift to clients (Japan)"

grain edit: Vintage Calendars
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January 18, 2010

Movies: Le Corbeau






Le Corbeau (1943) - IMDb
Le Corbeau - Wikipedia
Le Corbeau (1943) Trailer - YouTube



Title screen


Poster
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Children's Books: French, 1900 to 1949

Andre Helle, Grosses betes and petites betes, 191-?

A Journey Round My Skull: Birds, Berets, and Butterflies - French Kids' Books from 1900 to 1949
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En soffliggares dagbok


En soffliggares dagbok (The Diary of an Abstainer*) by Tage Danielsson, illustrations by Per Åhlin: A little book about a man's thoughts about the upcoming election to the Swedish parliament in 1968. He discusses with himself his non-existing interest in politics and comes to the conclusion that he is actually not uninterested. He discusses the pros and cons of the different political parties and finally goes off to vote.
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* my translation

January 10, 2010

Music: The Music Of Nilsson


For The Love Of Harry: The Music Of Nilsson (1971 BBC TV Special)
Via Bedazzled
Harry Nilsson (Wikipedia)
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Vintage Comics: OOOOF!

Ephemera: Catsuit

Pulp International: "It’s ingeniously simple. The centerspread is a piece of semi-transparent white paper inked in such a way as to strategically block portions of the pages beneath. /.../ But lift the white paper and you see the same figure nude." NSFW?

Ephemera: Tropicana

Pulp International: Cuba’s Tropicana nightclub turns seventy years old today (December 30)
via PCL
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Actresses: The Hot Pepper

All Things Amazing: Lupe Velez
Lupe Vélez (Wikipedia)
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Vintage Design: Fladdermusen

Femtiotalsjakten: Fladdermusen - en 1950-talssymbol från 30-talet
The Bat (The Butterfly Chair) - a 1950s symbol from the 30s
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