From all-natural beauties to plastic perversion: How the quest to be ‘hot’ went full Frankenstein
Let’s take a little trip down memory lane, shall we? Picture this: It’s the golden age of Hollywood, and you’re surrounded by the likes of Raquel Welch, Sophia Loren, and Marilyn Monroe. These women were far from perfect—Sophia’s nose was famously too big, and Marilyn, well, she was a glorious mix of glamour and chaos. […]
Meet artists using wild techniques to create mind-bending art that will blow you away
Welcome to the wild frontier of creativity, where the only limit is the artist’s imagination—and even that seems to stretch beyond the stars. In this modern-day renaissance, artists aren’t just pushing boundaries; they’re breaking them down and reimagining what art can be. From high fashion images made of colorful flower petals to cityscapes splattered into […]
How TV dinners comforted—and then killed—America
There’s something so deliciously nostalgic and perfect about an old-school TV dinner, right? That quintessential aluminum tray with the little divided sections and the perfectly portioned, homey little meal ready to go in about 45 minutes. It was like a mini miracle of convenience, arriving right in time to plop down in front of boob-tube […]
What would Cleopatra’s TikTok look like?
Cleopatra wasn’t just some Egyptian queen sitting pretty in her palace, sipping date wine while ordering a new shipment of eyeliner from the Nile Sephora. Oh no, she was the ultimate power player—the woman knew how to make an entrance, and could navigate politics like a seasoned pro, and keep not one, but two Roman […]
Vinyl renaissance: How old school album art reshaped our world
You may not be old enough to remember back to the days when an album cover was practically a novel. Okay, maybe not that extreme, but if you take a trip back to the 1950s, you’ll notice that album covers were all about the text. Big, bold letters telling you everything you needed to know […]