Preparing for Inauguration Day crowds? Here are some safety tips

The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, will take the oath of office this Tuesday in front of the U.S. Capitol and the watchf...

Compartment Art

Some years ago I took these quick snaps of the pictures on the wall of a Southern Railway carriage on the Bluebell Line . They are both by A...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Health

Let's get right to the meat of this study. It's relevant to the hypothesis that saturated fat is a cause of cardiovascular disease....

Hollywood Presents... the Brief Look!

Check out these stars:  Barbara Stanwyck, Shelley Winter, Claudette Colbert, Martha Hyer, Shirley Temple, and Lucille Ball (Click on image t...

Another Link - Millie Motts

Millie Motts has tons of great posts , including:  The Eyes Have It A New 'Do Time for a Little Pampering Lipstick Jungle Check it out. 

The Reconstruction Manicure...

(Click on the images to see larger versions.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1949

More Ivan of Hollywood at Retrohairstyles

Retrohairstyles has even more scans from "Hairstyles for You" from Ivan of Hollywood. Some of the links aren't up yet, but ho...

Rust Never Sleeps

After photographing a pair of rusty cast iron gravestones in a Northamptonshire churchyard, I poked my nose over the wall and was confronted...

Swirls for Silver

(Click on images for larger versions.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, November 1951