“Meeting Across the River” routinely lands last when fans rank their Born to Run favorites. But its noir mood was where the country was heading in the mid-1970s.| Clio and the Contemporary
Robert (Bob) Wrobel passed away on July 30, 2025. He was affiliated with the Stinson Mag law firm in Kansas City, Missouri; prior to that he was General Counsel for the Marley Company of Mission Woods, Kansas; General Counsel of the Duracell Corporation; and Vice President and Chief Legal officer of Alpharma, Inc. He retired […]| College of Law
We’ve crossed the river from 178th St at Vyse Ave, South Bronx and are now outside 65 East 125th St., Harlem. Camilo José Vergara has been photographing the change at this part of New York City since 1977, creating a visual time map of a city in constant motion . Camilo has visited the same … Continue reading "The Changing Face of 65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1977 – 2025" The post The Changing Face of 65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1977 – 2025 appeared first on Flashbak.| Flashbak
“A lot of my images are from Grand Central for a project I did,” says reader Bill Antin. “I literally lived in the station for a year taking these images. It was my senior year photo thesis at the school of Visual Art in NYC. I spent many days and nights all over the … Continue reading "A Year Living In Grand Central: A Photographer’s Pictures From 1978" The post A Year Living In Grand Central: A Photographer’s Pictures From 1978 appeared first on Flashbak.| Flashbak
“I want my photos to be truthful accounts,” Sweet once wrote. “The color is a device to include more reality.” – Andy Sweet, Summer Camp In 1977, Andy Sweet was at Camp Mountain Lake, in North Carolina. Based in Miami, Florida, Sweet was well known for his photographs of Jewish retirees and snow … Continue reading "Teenagers on the Brink at Summer Camp in 1977" The post Teenagers on the Brink at Summer Camp in 1977 appeared first on Flashbak.| Flashbak
Newington Green, in the Mildmay Ward of the Borough of Islington, North London is soaked in history. King Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) kept a hunting lodge there. Several streets in the area take their name from that period, such as King Henry’s Walk, Boleyn Road (formerly Ann Boleyn’s Walk), Wolsey … Continue reading "A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s" The post A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s appea...| Flashbak
Rob Clayton, Provision – Architecture of the Post-War Consensus (Stay Free Publishing, 2025) ‘Provision’ might seem, at first glance, a …Continue reading →| Municipal Dreams
Last week’s post looked at interwar Wigan, an era when the borough embarked on a programme of large-scale housing construction …Continue reading →| Municipal Dreams
‘If you go down in the woods today…’ Assault is a 1970 British horror thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers (Deadly Strangers; Revenge; Night of the Eagle; Circus of Horrors) from … The post ASSAULT aka IN THE DEVIL’S GARDEN British ‘Giallo’ – reviews and free on YouTube appeared first on MOVIES & MANIA.| MOVIES & MANIA
Die Screaming Marianne is a 1971 thriller film directed by Pete Walker. The movie stars Susan George and Barry Evans. Plot: Marianne, a nightclub dancer, is on the run from … The post DIE SCREAMING MARIANNE Susan George! Pete Walker’s twisted thriller – free on YouTube appeared first on MOVIES & MANIA.| MOVIES & MANIA
Satan’s Slave is a 1976 British horror film directed by Norman J. Warren (Prey; Terror; Inseminoid) from a screenplay by David McGillivray (House of Whipcord; Schizo; House of Mortal Sin). The … The post SATAN’S SLAVE Norman J. Warren’s ’70s Brit horror – free uncut online appeared first on MOVIES & MANIA.| MOVIES & MANIA
‘A chill-filled festival of horror!’ The Blood on Satan’s Claw is a British supernatural horror film in which the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil … The post THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW Folk horror cult classic – review and free on YouTube appeared first on MOVIES & MANIA.| MOVIES & MANIA
A prelude to Jon Dear’s much anticipated Headpress book, No Diggin’ Here, on the history of the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas.| Headpress
I have long meant to read Joan Didion, but didn’t really know what her writing would be like. I knew she wrote about grief in My Year of Magical Thinking, but – despite having read various reviews of her books over| Stuck in a Book
It’s been a busy day, but I finished an audiobook that I borrowed from the library: The Cement Garden (1978) by Ian McEwan. And boy, what a journey that novella is. I don’t have much time today, so we’re going to| Stuck in a Book
Many people have spoken highly of Stella Gibbons’ The Woods in Winter (1970) – including when I ranked her novels. It comes very late in her body of work, though is almost entirely set several decades early than its publication date| Stuck in a Book
In 1966, The Elementary Science Study published a curriculum, Behavior of Mealworms. It provided opportunities for children to engage in many scientific pursuits with readily accessible larval form of a darkling beetle. In 1977, Hal Abelson and Paul Goldenberg of the MIT AI/Logo Laboratory, published a paper, Teacher’s Guide for Computational Models of Animal Behavior. […] The post Mealworms appeared first on The Daily Papert.| The Daily Papert
The book celebrates the 50th anniversary of a seminal paper by Cynthia Solomon and Seymour Papert. Published in 1971, Twenty Things to Do with a Computer, set the course of education for the next fifty years and beyond. I created the new book, Twenty Things to Do with a Computer Forward 50, to honor the vision set forth by Papert and Solomon a half-century ago. Four dozen experts from around the world invite us to consider the original provocations, reflect on their implementation, and ch...| The Daily Papert
Akihiko Okamura had not long left photographing the Vietnam War when he arrived in Northern Ireland in 1968 to explore John F. Kennedy’s ancestral roots. The following year he retuned to Ireland, settling first near Dublin, then Avoca, in County Wicklow. Okamura’s interest in war photography was sparked by a childhood in wartime Tokyo. … Continue reading "The Troubles In Kodachrome: An Outsider’s View of A Divided Northern Ireland" The post The Troubles In Kodachrome: An Outsider’s ...| Flashbak
Looking back on the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon and the wider represenation of trans characters in Hollywood. The post Dog Day Afternoon: A Retrospective appeared first on The Culture Sift.| The Culture Sift
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Schizo is a 1976 British slasher horror film produced and directed by Pete Walker from a screenplay written by David McGillivray. Free online| MOVIES & MANIA
What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read next month? Here’s the June installment of this column. I adore teaching American History for college credit. Every summer I ponder what to change and improve. And this year, I want to integrate a few science fiction stories! My 1950s unit in the spring semester could be … Continue reading What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XXIV| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
3.75/5 (Good) Zoë Fairbairns’ Benefits (1979) charts the struggles of the British women’s liberation movement in a dystopic near future. An anti-feminist fringe political party called FAMILY comes to power, simultaneously proclaiming family values while systematically dismantling the welfare state. Benefits effectively eviscerates governmental doublespeak and champions the need to organize and educate in order … Continue reading Book Review: Zoë Fairbairns’ Benefits (1979)| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
Photo of Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke’s Nigerian Speculative Fiction: The Evolution (2025) Over the last few years, I have highlighted a smattering of the vast range of spectacular scholarship on sci…| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
What did Consumer Guide have to say about American Motors products in the used car market? Here's a vintage view on AMC.| ClassicCars.com Journal
Many moons ago, Native Americans were on the warpath over the use of the offensive name Redskins for a football team. Woke Americans changed it to the Washington Commanders. Now, our long national nightmare will soon be over if Trump| Envisioning The American Dream
‘The pimps and the prostitutes and the body-snatchers. The brothels and the dens of iniquity.’ Burke & Hare is a 1971 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell (House of Mystery; The …| MOVIES & MANIA
Horror Rises from the Tomb is a 1972 Spanish horror film directed by Carlos Aured. The movie was written by and stars Jacinto Molina.| MOVIES & MANIA
Adios Compañeros is a 1971 Italian spaghetti Western about a lone gunman who tracks down the outlaw gang that killed his friends. Free online| MOVIES & MANIA
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead is a 1971 Italian Western film steeped in suspense, double-crossing and revenge. Free online.| MOVIES & MANIA
House of the Living Dead is a 1974 South African sci-fi horror film directed by Ray Austin from a screenplay by Marc Marais. Free online.| MOVIES & MANIA
Track of the Moon Beast is a 1976 sci-fi horror film in which a meteor causes a student to transform into a reptilian creature. Free online.| MOVIES & MANIA
If you’ve ever browsed through an Italian SF catalogue, the name that springs out immediately is the fantastic Dutch painter Karel Thole (1914-2000). Thole’s surreal (and often stunning) covers dominated the Italian visual SF landscape for years and even appeared on a handful of American editions. However, the main Italian SF press Casa Editrice La … Continue reading Adventures in Science Fiction Cover Art: The Flowering Bodies of Attilio Uzzo| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
Like many of these recipes I cover on my blog, I did not grow up with Tetrazzini. I know I would see it pop up in magazines and across the internet after Thanksgiving as a way to use up those turke…| Quaint Cooking
Scan of the “America On Parade” Booklet from 1975| Starport75
Many years ago, when I first got to meet Quentin Tarantino, my preconception of him as a world renowned film connoisseur was reinforced, and then some. However (and I will get to Cinema Speculation in a... The post Book review: Cinema Speculation appeared first on The Quentin Tarantino Archives.| The Quentin Tarantino Archives
Cinema Speculation is a 2022 non-fiction book by Quentin Tarantino about 70s cinema, which is part of Quentin’s book deal with Harper Collins that also included his novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As Deadline... The post Quentin Tarantino’s CINEMA SPECULATION arrives November 1 appeared first on The Quentin Tarantino Archives.| The Quentin Tarantino Archives
What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read next month? Here’s the May installment of this column. In my interview with Jaroslav Olša, Jr. about his book Dreaming of Autonomous Vehicles: Miles (Miroslav) J. Breuer: Czech-American Writer and the Birth of Science Fiction (2025), an interesting methodological question jumped out to me: what is … Continue reading What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XXIII| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? It’s the summer Joachim Boaz. Where are the reviews? I’m currently on a much needed vacation (Iceland). …| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
We're hanging out on the stoop of Anthony Catalano's home in Boro Park, Brooklyn, New York City. These pictures are of the "two main stoops on my block throughout the five decades on my life in Broro Park, Brooklyn NYC," says Anthony. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he passed away suddenly on March 1st, 2014. We've features Anthony's superb pictures of Brooklyn in the 1970s here and here. And the comments beneath each picture are by Anthony, whose warmth and love for his neighbourhood, friends,...| Flashbak
As Cumberland Terrace’s days wind down, this post will mix old and new material about a complex that sometimes felt lost in time. The Nicest Way From Yonge to Bay for the Holidays Originally …| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
Note: My read but “waiting to be reviewed pile” is growing. Short rumination/tangents/impressions are a way to get through the stack before my memory and will fades. My website partially serve…| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
Last Will and Testament by Elizabeth Ferrars| Clothes In Books
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There is one sci-fi series from the 1970s that every fan of modern science fiction and a beloved Marvel franchise should see.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Piranha 1978 horror movie review, cast and plot overview| MOVIES & MANIA
The Dark is a 1979 sci-fi horror film about someone, or something, on an indiscriminate killing and mutilation spree... free on YouTube| MOVIES & MANIA
Creature from Black Lake is a 1976 American Bigfoot horror film directed by Joy N. Houk Jr. (Night of Bloody Horror... free online| MOVIES & MANIA
Invasion of the Blood Farmers is a 1972 American horror film produced and directed by Ed Adlum... free on YouTube| MOVIES & MANIA
The Incredible Melting Man is a 1977 science fiction horror film about an astronaut whose body begins to melt after he is exposed... review| MOVIES & MANIA
‘Seven Suicides – and they roared back as The Living Dead’ Psychomania is a 1973 British supernatural horror film directed by Don Sharp (The Kiss of the Vampire, Witchcraft, Curse of …| MOVIES & MANIA
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes is a 1973 European Giallo-horror film about a series of murders that occur within a Scottish castle. Review.| MOVIES & MANIA
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a 1973 American television horror film adaptation of Bram Stoker‘s 1897 novel Dracula written by Richard Matheson and produced and directed by Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis …| MOVIES & MANIA
The House with Laughing Windows is a 1976 Italian giallo horror film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. Plot: Stefano (Lino Capolicchio) arrives in a rural Italian village to restore …| MOVIES & MANIA
From November 2011 through July 2012 I wrote the “Past Pieces of Toronto” column for OpenFile, which explored elements of the city which no longer exist. The following was originally po…| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
On a Saturday night filled with the canned laughter of classic comedies like The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, and Carol Burnett, the October 11 appearance of a live broadcast with irr…| Envisioning The American Dream
Financial Post Magazine, June/July 1970 (published June 27, 1970). In his editor’s note for the June/July 1970 edition of the Financial Post’s recently revamped monthly magazine insert,…| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
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Richard J. Golsan— In his interview in Yale French Studies on “The French Seventies,” the philosopher Pascal Bruckner compares the 1970s with our current decade. The 1970s, Bruckner states, was... READ MORE| Yale University Press
Some years ago I wrote on ARM Netzahualcoyotl, the last WWII Gearing class in service worldwide. Mexico also was the very last user of the WWII Fletcher class, however unlike Mexico’s FRAM-mo…| wwiiafterwwii
The global cooling theory of the 1970s, now debunked, once had scientists and the public fearing a new ice age. Discover why this theory emerged and how it was disproven.| Historic Mysteries
The Pick of the Day is a 1972 Buick Riviera boattail listed by a Huntsville, Alabama dealership on ClassicCars.com.| ClassicCars.com Journal
Fun City Editions will be releasing a new BluRay edition of Robert Benton’s 1972 acid western Bad Company (1972), starring Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis, David Huddleston, and John Savage on August 6. Read our Review | Buy From Amazon Synopsis: This tale of friendship and survival set in the 1860s focuses on a roguish […]| FuriousCinema.com
If you’re a Generation X’er (or older), you may remember that golden age of horror during the 1970s and 1980s, when cheesy paperbacks with titles in red metallic fonts and lurid cover a…| Shannon Turlington
We know that Alan Ball, writer of “American Beauty” and creator of “Six Feet Under,” is interested in repressed homosexuality and death. Both are front and center in Ball’s “Uncle Frank,” set in North Carolina in the 1970s with Paul Bettany as the title character, an NYU college professor who is not out to his […]| EricDSnider.com
