Decades before Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) movie ignited Batmania across the land, the original Batmania spread like wildfire after the debut episodes of the 1966–1968 Batman television series. One of the few instances of an honest-to-goodness pop culture phenomenon, Batman’s camp sensibilities and colorful pop art style endeared it to millions of fans, including yours … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Molly from Batman (1966)
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Queen Bettie: Farm Life
Last year we celebrated Beach Babe Bettie, so you might think a separate post about Bikini Babe Bettie is redundant. Well, you would be wrong. Ever the sex symbol, Bettie also wore bikinis when she wasn’t at the beach. For example, take these shots of her down by the farm in her classic bikini and … Continue reading Queen Bettie: Farm Life
Calendar Girl: Julie London for March
Calendar Girl’s track for March hits home in all the right ways. Of course there’s Julie London, whose sultry voice makes seasonal ennui sound sexier than it has any right to be. Then there’s the lyrics to “Melancholy March,” which so perfectly capture this month’s awkward middle child syndrome: Melancholy March, your gloom is showingYour … Continue reading Calendar Girl: Julie London for March
Random Image Dump #7: Michelle Pfeiffer Edition
The name of these image posts is Random Image Posts, but now and then I might cheat a little. In that spirit of rebelliousness, here’s a randomly selected set of images…each of which happens to be of Michelle Pfeiffer. As the inspiration for and patron saint of this site, Michelle can hijack these or any … Continue reading Random Image Dump #7: Michelle Pfeiffer Edition
Queen Bettie: Whip It
Two she-devils have wielded a whip with such startling sex appeal that they will forever be associated with the weapon in my mind: the magnificent Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and the Queen of Fetish Modeling, Bettie Page. Michelle twirled and snapped a bull whip while Bettie stroked a BDSM riding crop … Continue reading Queen Bettie: Whip It
Happy New Year
Susie Diamond: So, make any resolutions? Jack Baker: No, you? Susie: Nah, I figure all that stuff's a bunch of crap, anyway. You do what you do, right? Just as Christmas Eve stirred memories of Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer) and The Fabulous Baker Boys, so does New Year’s Eve. That’s because the film’s most famous … Continue reading Happy New Year
Susie, Jack, and the Christmas Eve Coffee That Never Was
This Christmas Eve my mind wanders to a Christmas Eve past. It was the late eighties, in Seattle. Musician Jack Baker (Jeff Bridges) had just asked singer Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer) out for coffee after the two of them played a Christmas Eve gig with Jack’s older brother Frank (Beau Bridges). Strictly business partners up … Continue reading Susie, Jack, and the Christmas Eve Coffee That Never Was






