Who’s hungry for a visual feast? Well, strap on your feed belt, because the feast is about to begin. Mother would be so proud. Iris Chacón is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer, actress, entertainer, and absolute, stone-cold SEX BOMB. Detroit punk rocker Nikki Corvette, doing her thing onstage in the seventies. There’s a “she gives … Continue reading Random Image Dump #24
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Marilyn Monday
It’s Monday, so how about some more Marilyn Monroe to ease us all on down the road this week? Saturday would also have been Marilyn’s 98th birthday, so she’s well deserving of another visit to the Starfire Lounge. Marilyn’s performer’s outfit in There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) bears a striking resemblance to the … Continue reading Marilyn Monday
Hot Shots of the Week: Drinking Alone
First you take a drink; then the drink takes a drink; then the drink takes you. Drinking alone never looked so good.
Hot Shots of the Week: Dutch Treat
Dutch model and beauty queen Corine Rottschäfer was crowned Miss World 1959. Deservedly so, I’d say.
Marilyn Monday
As American icons go, Marilyn Monroe is the alpha and the omega. Like millions of others people, I’ve been obsessed with her since childhood—her incandescent beauty, inside and out, positively bowled me over—and that obsession is built for the long haul. I could post about her every single day and still never lose an ounce … Continue reading Marilyn Monday
Hot Shots of the Week: Knocked Off Their Heels
In 2012 Canadian Art Junkie shared work from artist/photographer Jill Greenberg’s exhibition “The Glass Ceiling,” which explored the female body and objectification through a novel, metaphorical approach: women underwater in sky-high heels, struggling to maintain balance. In Greenberg’s images, the female athletes try to pose, but the water knocks them into awkward positions. The absurd … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Knocked Off Their Heels
The Art of the Ad: Sex, Lies, and Video Games, Part V
It’s back, the series that just won’t die! These posts on old school video game and arcade advertisements could potentially keep pumping out new installments for a long time. For now, here’s the latest, vintage-fresh batch of sexy/sexist ads. If you grew up from the 1970s–1990s, many of these will continue to be familiar to … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: Sex, Lies, and Video Games, Part V






