Tag: pop culture

Bombshells: Chili Williams, the Polka-Dot Girl

A popular pinup girl in her day, the Minneapolis-born Chili Williams would still likely be categorized as a minor bombshell. Her film career lasted less than a decade—which certainly wasn’t uncommon for minor bombshells of the 1940s and 1950s—but she earned everlasting fame as “The Polka-Dot Girl” after a photo of her sporting a polka-dotted … Continue reading Bombshells: Chili Williams, the Polka-Dot Girl →

Michelle Monday

Take a look at this PFABULOUS Michelle from Batman Returns statue set. I am gobsmacked. JND Studios absolutely nailed the likeness. I’m speechless. This is a work of art and I just own it!! Unfortunately, but understandably given the painstaking work that must’ve gone into this m, it’s astronomically expensive. Anybody want to contribute to … 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 →

Bombshells: Adrienne Dore

The sultry and sexy Adrienne Door (1907–1992) was a model, first runner-up in the 1925 Miss America pageant, and an actress whose unremarkable and brief film career began during the silent era, but whose stunning pinup work endures for all time. A total smokeshow with a penchant for rocking garter belts and stockings, she also … Continue reading Bombshells: Adrienne Dore →

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 →

Cheesecake Queen Marilyn Monroe

It likely comes as no surprise to anyone, but cheesecake is the official dessert of the Starfire Lounge. There is no decadent sweet treat I love more than cheesecake, plus it’s long been used to as a shorthand for sexy pinup modeling, which we’ve been known to feature here at the Lounge here and there, … Continue reading Cheesecake Queen Marilyn Monroe →