House kitty.
January 19th, 2012
January 7th, 2012
From LIFE photo archives: “On the evening of May 20, members of the Young Women’s Republican Club of Milford, Conn., explored the pleasures of tobacco, poker, the strip tease and such other masculine enjoyments as had frequently cost them the evening companionship of husbands, sons and brothers.” So begins an article in the June 16, 1941 issue of LIFE chronicling the shenanigans that erupt when a group of GOP women get together for an old-school “smoker” (noun: an informal social gathering for men only) for one memorable night.
October 30th, 2011
life:
Two-Faced Kitty?
In 1963, Nina Leen photographed a cat peering into a glass, and the reverse reflection she captured made it one of LIFE’s most iconic photos.
(see more — Optical Illusions, Visual Tricks)
September 28th, 2011
Such a glamorous lady!
via LIFE
Pictured: Actress Julie Andrews clutches a Pan Am flight bag and holds her 17-month-old daughter at Kennedy International Airport in New York in April 1963. She is en route to Salzburg, Austria, to film The Sound of Music.
August 29th, 2011
Sommebody looks like he’s geared up for his role in a John Hughes flick.
via LIFE.
Pictured: A member of the now-defunct Wampum High team demonstrates some of the training gear the coaching staff used to improve the players’ skills, including a weighted vest, a heavy ball, work gloves, boots, and taped glasses.
August 26th, 2011
Failed Retro Inventions
Dog Restrainer
Cigarette holder à deux
Baby cage
Flying Platform
Baby transport
Via BuzzFeed
August 24th, 2011
Rock Stars and Their Parents, LIFE 1971
Richie Havens and his parents
Frank Zappa with his parents
David Crosby and his father
Grace Slick and her mother
Ogle the whole set at LIFE.
I’m gonna go ahead and tack on this one, which looks to be Stevie Nicks with her momma. Love their front two teeth:
August 23rd, 2011
