Michelle Monday

Baby Pfeiffer’s alert! Michelle’s promotional shots as Samantha “Sunshine” Jensen in B.A.D. Cats (1980) never fail to lift the spirits—and other things too, if you know what I mean, and I think you do. Positively smoldering. Mesmerizing eyes, hypnotic lips: Baby Pfeiffer is an assassin. We’ve shared these leggy shots of La Pfeiffer before and … Continue reading Michelle Monday →

Michelle Monday

Famed photographer Herb Ritts (1952–2002) took some of the most iconic pictures of Michelle Pfeiffer. The Ritts session I’m sharing today comes from Interview magazine, August 1988. It was The Year of Pfeiffer in ‘88, at least in terms of her ascension into the cinematic stratosphere, thanks to meaty roles in three great films: Married … Continue reading Michelle Monday →

The Art of the Ad: This Bud’s for You

In 2023, sales for the US beer market topped $117 billion. Americans sure are crazy about our brewskies. In another grand American tradition, these vintage advertisements show that using sexy people to sell beer is always a winning combination. As Billy Dee Williams would say, it works every time! The height of cool right there, … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: This Bud’s for You →

35 Years On: Batmania 1989

Thirty-five years ago, I was a relatively newly-minted teenager when the pop culture event of my young lifetime happened: Tim Burton’s Batman opened in theaters in June of 1989. My world, and the world, were never quite the same again. To say, “You had to be there” sounds cliched and condescending, but it’s absolutely true. … Continue reading 35 Years On: Batmania 1989 →