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When Bardot met Bond

I’m a little disappointed to report that there was no passionate affair to speak of between these two– simply a great friendship. Sean Connery and Brigitte did however make a wonderful western movie together called Shalako. Here’s a scene from the film, Bardot is at her best in this film I think, she has so…

Meet Harvey & Eddie: The Coolest Older Dudes on the Planet

I would love to get crunk with these guys. I wish they were my friends so we could sit around listening to ‘Bootie Bootie Everywhere’ and other classics all day long…

Who was Agent 355? The Mystery of America’s First Female Spy

You probably heard about Mata Hari, the infamous courtesan and female spy who beguiled the men around her into allegedly betraying national secrets to Germany during WWI. She became an icon of feminine seduction, Greta Garbo played her on the silver screen in 1931, and her story has inspired countless tales of romance and espionage.…

The Misunderstood Nomadic Women who Danced Their Way to Liberation

Centuries before Betty Friedan and the sexual revolution challenged social mores in the West, the women of the Ouled Nail in Algeria enjoyed the freedom to earn their own fortunes, choose lovers and engage in sexual relationships outside of marriage in a society that placed no shame on these choices – and indeed valued these…

A Day in the Lives of 3 Mermaids

So I’ve been sitting here, writing blogs and stuff when I could have been a mermaid this whole time! Meet Lauren, Erin and Katie, three full-time mermaids at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. And a Katie’s mom rightly points out, it’s way better than being a hooker. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRJNm3pOqU] … In other mermaid news… Save…

Steve McQueen’s International Driving License

Here it is, the international Motorcyclist’s license belonging to the King of Cool himself, Steve McQueen. It sold at auction in 2009 for a whopping $42,700 USD. As all McQueen fans would know, the icon was an avid motorcycle and car racer as well as collector, so this is probably the ultimate, most symbolic piece…

Celebrity Mugshot Time Travel

If there was ever a time to get arrested and have your mug shot taken, the 1920s was it! The creator of a new Tumblr, ‘Mugshot Doppelganger‘ says, “the tacky looking mugshots we have today are in stark contrast to the mugshots taken in the 1920’s. Vintage mugshots have an eerie beauty to them that’s…

Meet the Girl from Ohio who Became a Star in 1960s Paris

America’s loss is France’s gain. I’ve had Nancy Holloway playing on repeat this week. Nancy who? Oh, only one of the biggest names in mid-century French pop culture; an idol of the Yé-yé music craze. She’s remembered in France as “la Perle Noir”, the ‘black pearl’ of the sixties with a distinctly American accent that…

The Greatest Movie Starring Mick Jagger, Dali, and Orson Welles That Never Got Made

Once a month at a Parisian café near the Place de la Bastille, you can find a peculiar crowd of characters trying to squeeze into the local bar du quartier, lining up feverishly to meet a silver-haired man, dressed in all-black and promising to give them a tarot reading. You could be easily forgiven for dismissing the scene as…

Black Debutante Balls: Curtsying with Pride since 1778

Debutante balls, or cotillions, are a centuries old tradition with roots in Europe as far back as the 1700s. The word “debutante” translates to female beginner in French, and refers to a young woman making her debut into polite society. The first of these lavish events was held by King George III in 1780 in…

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