Screenland Magazine, February 1923

This cover of Screenland would undoubtedly draw readers, with the lipstick red cover, sultry redheaded siren and the bold, all-caps question, "IS NUDITY IMMORAL?" (within the issue itself, there is some nudity, by the way, so I guess that kind of answers the question!). There are some other interesting articles too, such as '"Bad" Films …

Meteor, 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6ALAPVLH4 I love a good 1970's disaster flick! Meteor stars Sean Connery, Natalie Wood ( ❤ ), Henry Fonda and Brian Keith. A meteor dubbed Orpheus is heading straight for the earth, causing devastating destruction around the world before it even hits. The US has no choice but the team up with the USSR to …

Digitized Pulp Novels!

As previously promised, here is a list of all the pulp novels I know to be digitized and available for free online. This list will (hopefully) continue to be added to as I find more sources, as it stands, this is what I have been able to find so far on Internet Archive. If you …

Murder, Lies and Cover-Ups, by David Gardner, Review

I'll admit it, I'm a bit of a sucker for these kinds of books. In Murder, Lies and Cover-Ups, David Gardner takes on five very high profile and incredibly tragic deaths - that of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Princess Diana and Michael Jackson - and attempts to expose them as (potential) murders, …

March For Our Lives

The march will be starting at 11:30am EDT and will be live streamed by various sources, including Washington Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud5Lq7D5YvU And ABC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riLwXSwzXTU TIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOr1aP5JzI4 I'm definitely going to be watching, and hoping against hope that this helps to change things, that the powers that be actually listen. I still remember Columbine and how …

Screenland Magazine, October 1923

Back in October of 1923 for 25 cents you could buy a copy of Screenland Magazine and read all about the "honeymoon"/marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolf Valentino, as told by Mrs. Valentino herself! Can you imagine?! Well, luckily you don't have to imagine, because you can read it online for free thanks to Internet …

Interview with Jennifer of Flame Noir Candle Company!

I'm so excited about this interview! As someone who loves vintage mysteries, noir and detective fiction and has always wished that she could live in her favourite books, films, and tv shows, Flame Noir was an amazing find! Jennifer's scented candles are not merely an homage to some of our favourite detectives, they actually help …

One Witty Gypsy, Mend Bath Salts Review

Sometimes life gets really stressful - understatement of the year, right? - and you need to make self-care a priority (something that Laura of Sew For Victory always puts so beautifully and eloquently in her Sewing For Self Care posts). This is something I know, and preach, but don't always  practice myself. The last week …

Mr. Civil Defense Tells About Natural Disasters

What a bizarre find this was! A "comic" about how to deal with natural disasters as told by "Mr. Civil Defense"! This is from 1956 and I found it, as always, on Internet Archive. A little peek at some of the content: You can check it out or download your own copy here!

It’s Alive! My Dr. Frankenstein/Joseph Swan Moment

A little while back, thanks to the recommendation and tips from the lovely Elena, I removed the motor (and some other parts) from my Singer 128-13, which was having a LOT of problems that I just couldn't fix, and hooked it all up to my lovely Singer 127. Zelda Zonk, my 127, was a very …