This chart from a 1949 issue of LIFE will help you determine if you are high-brow, upper middle-brow, lower middle-brow, or low-brow. I like wedge iceberg lettuce salad so I am lower middle-brow. (via TWBE)
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Jun 11, 2014
1949 chart shows difference between high- and low-brow taste
Chipsteaks are unique and delicious, with tremendous protein value
Behold the chipsteak, here presented in an extremist British incarnation but also popular in the United States until about that time. Perhaps it’s time for a chipsteak renaissance? Meet Major Stuart Benest (1915-2002), proprietor of the Benest supermarket in Millbrook, Jersey. in the late 1970s, who offers a very convincing argument. He’s a Monty Python […]
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So much great vintage Halloween stuff at my local flea market this month
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1977 Woolworth TV commercial for Halloween masks, candy, and a record of spooky sounds
If you’re of a certain age, the nostalgia will be thick for this Woolworth/Woolco television ad from 1977 for “your Halloween needs.” Complete costumes from $1.83 to $3.99? “Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman… Superheroes: Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and a new favorite for girls, Holly Hobbie…” Yes, please. “Wrapped candies of every kind”? I need, […]
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Work out your jaws with Jawzrsize
If you want swole arms cut like tree trunks, you start savaging the curl bars. If you want to sculpt a tight, firm core, you have lots of planking and bridges in your future. So what do you do if you want to knock out that double chin? Or put a little added definition into […]
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Calmind can beat back the anxiety, soothe your mind and make you a happier, healthier you
Considering the state of our world, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to find lots and lots of people pushed to their breaking point. Anxiety and stress are often constant companions during the best of times. But now, with fear and frustration running rampant, it’s easy to be subsumed by all the distractions and […]
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The Backshield doesn’t just comfort your back. It retrains and strengthens it too.
Most of us aren’t constantly beset by poor posture. But all it takes is some subtle misalignment while you’re doing serious hours behind the wheel driving or working away at a desk to do a real number on your back. In fact, most of us are so unaware of the mechanics of good posture that […]
