Today is National Book Lovers Day, so this week’s pinup is a book loving babe, naturally. We love when she drops books and has to pick them up.
The Art of the Ad: Sex, Lies, and Video Games, Part VI
The series within a series that will never die—the Jason Voorhees of the Starfire Lounge’s roster—“Sex, Lies, and Video Games” returns for a sixth installment of vintage video game advertisements. Vintage video game and arcade ads are endlessly entertaining—sometimes more so than the games they were advertising—so it’s always a good time looking back at … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: Sex, Lies, and Video Games, Part VI
Pinup of the Week
Imagine stumbling upon this during your summer beach vacation: This week’s foxy pinup is dressed appropriately for early August beach weather, amirite? Always leave on the heels and thigh highs.
Damn, Pam! Part 7
Pamela Anderson’s 1996 sexy sci-fi cult flick Barb Wire is one of my favorite “so bad it’s good” movies of all time. I don’t normally use that descriptor for cult movies I love, but a lot of people in 1996 thought the comic book adaptation of Barb Wire was terrible. Critics trashed it (what do … Continue reading Damn, Pam! Part 7
Pinup of the Week
Somebody get me a ladder! I’m gonna need one to climb these legs… I’d hazard to guess that this gorgeous pinup shot has been shared here at the Starfire Lounge more often than any other single image. It doesn’t take a genius to see why. It’s a truly stunning photo from 1980, featuring an absolute … Continue reading Pinup of the Week
We Live in Overstimulated Times
At the end of last year, I mentioned how exhausting it is being alive in the twenty-first century. Specifically, I wrote, “the rest of the world seems to have nothing but nonstop bullshit to say, and I have little interest in adding to that growing cacophony of voices offering unsolicited opinions on every little thing under the sun. Enough … Continue reading We Live in Overstimulated Times
Lost and Found: Jane
Oh, sweet, sweet Jane! Today’s curio pick is an obscure British live-action/animated hybrid which aired two series in 1982 and 1984, titled Jane and Jane in the Desert, respectively. Starring the winsome Glynis Barber as the titular Jane Gay, the series were set during World War II and based on the adult UK comic strip Jane, created by Norman Pett and … Continue reading Lost and Found: Jane






