Mod + Pop: Reflections on the Tastes of An Era
What do airplanes, Star Trek and a cocktail bar in L.A. have in common? Managing Editor Hannah Roberts nosedives into the pop culture of a different era.
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Mod + Pop: Brian Wilson’s Waves of Nostalgia
Paddling desperately on a surfboard, the dulcet tones of Brian Wilson playing in her head, Managing Editor Hannah Roberts takes a mental trip to the '60s.
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Mod + Pop: The (Velveeta) Cheese Stands Alone
When U.S. immigrants in the midcentury wanted to fit in, they embraced American cooking, including the all-popular liquid gold.
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Mod + Pop: Mark Spitz and the Golden Years of the Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics may be over, but if the medals of one 1968 Mexico City Olympian are any indication, the excitement will live on for decades.
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Mod + Pop: Gene Wilder Belongs to All of Us
Young Dr. Frankenstein may be gone, but his legacy lives on, from the hilarity of "The Producers" to the childhood whimsy of "Willy Wonka."
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Mod + Pop: Getting the Dirt on Harriet the Spy
From the banned-books list from the 1960s to the silver screen in the '90s, one book bridged the gap between generations.
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Mod + Pop: The Hilarious Horror of the Midcentury Monster Movie
See ya, Hitchcock. This October, it's all about those monster movies that are so bad that they're good.
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Renovate + Revamp: Making It MCM Again on a Budget
James Judge, midcentury flipper extraordinaire, walks us through his favorite MCM renovation flip, turning a 1950s Palm Springs home into a paradise.
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Renovate + Revamp: Modernizing Midcentury Curb Appeal
When MCM flipper James Judge stumbled upon this ranch that had been traditionalized, he knew he needed to give it a midcentury curb appeal makeover.
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