Visions of the Future in 1910

Here are some illustrations of what people in 1910 envisioned the year 2000 to be. These illustrations demonstrate a world where technology is an extension of the physical self, technology is used to enhance everyday… Read More

Revolution on the Internet

The internet is young and disorganized, and yet it has managed to tower above all other forms of media and will continue to do so until it is left standing tall against millions… Read More

Taboos and Television

Here’s a look at television taboos in 1949. source: Retronaut 

How To Make Friends By Telephone

A vintage pamphlet (c. 1940′s) about phone etiquette via Contact Sheet Telephone and culture:  “Ahoy-hoy” was at one time the preferred way to answer the phone. “Ahoy-hoy” quickly got beat out in the U.S.… Read More

Sexism of the Present

Advertisements from way back when with phrases like “it turns out girls are useful after all,” are frown down upon in this day and age, because they painted women as nothing but pawns in a… Read More

The Sexism of the Past

We are all familiar with the phrase ‘a picture is worth a thousand words,’ and so in that spirit, here are pictures of ads from yesteryear, and their glorious messages (sarcasm intended). How has… Read More

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