MCM Model
She won your hearts as the model pooch for the Houston Mod home tour last fall. Nows your chance to help Gracie in her quest for world domination. Vote for her in Modernica’s “Pets on Furniture” contest by clicking here.
A Breathtaking Find
In the winter of 2007, John Maloof, a 26-year-old realtor who was co-writing a book on his Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, stumbled upon a box of negatives at an auction house. He paid $400, hoping it might hold some vintage photos of his neighborhood. He stuffed the box in a closet. There the images sat for a couple of …
Fifty Years Ago Today
Elvis turned 26. Nixon declared JFK the next president of the United States. Johnny Griffith was named head coach for UGA. There were large fires in both Santa Fe and San Francisco (Both have the initials “SF.” Coincidence? I don’t think so.) Wonder what was going on in Glenbrook Valley? It’s the twelfth day of …
Redemption
Lately, while redeeming frequent flyer miles and points earned from credit card purchases, I wondered if this was a post-modern version of S&H green stamps, and my thoughts drifted back to 1965. Every Wednesday, my mother, grandmother and I were rewarded for our supermarket excursion by sheets of green perforated stamps in numbers corresponding to …
