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Monthly Archives: January 2010
American Cookery magazine
Gourmet magazine helped change the way Americans cooked and thought about food in the latter part of the 20th century.
In the first half of the century it was a magazine called American Cookery.
American Cookery was first published as The Boston Cooking School Magazine.
The magazine was founded in 1896 and changed its name to American Cookery [...]
Nakamichi 500 Dual Tracer
Throughout much of its history, cassettes were deemed inferior to reels or vinyl among audiophiles.
But then along came Nakamichi stereo cassette decks. The year was 1973.
This dual cassette deck was released between 1974 and 1978.
Two models came out in the 500 series. This one and the 550 Versatile Cassette System, which some claim is [...]
1951 Map of Havana
Havana is the economic, political, and cultural center of Cuba.
It’s been that way since the late 16th century when the city became Cuba’s capital.
Rum, sugar, and cigars have left Havana’s harbor, arriving in ports all over the world, except those in the United States. That’s because of US trade embargo against Cuba. The embargo began [...]
1960 Chevrolet Custom Features Brochure
The 2010 North American International Auto Show is under way in Detroit.
All the new bells and whistles and energy saving vehicles are being introduced.
But let us go back and look at some custom features available for a brand new 1960 Chevrolet!
For some reason I thought these next three features weren’t available until the early 1970s. [...]
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D’oh! The Simpsons TV show
If one defines something twenty years or older as ‘vintage,’ then The Simpsons now qualify! The half-hour show has been on the air for twenty years!
(Note: The Simpsons appeared as a series of one-minute vignettes during The Tracy Ullmann Show three years before given their own show).
Here’s an interesting cover story from December 1989. That’s [...]
The New Yorker Cartoons – 1920s
For Christmas I received The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker. It’s a 600+ page book (with two CDs) and features all of the magazine’s cartoons from 1925 to 2004.
Here’s a few as they appeared during the Roaring Twenties.
