Teenagers
Paul Whiteman’s TV Teen Club
Imagine someone like Paul Whiteman being a teen idol or mentor these days.
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 24, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Television, Teenagers, 1950s
Chicago’s War on Syphilis
Imagine the uproar if this were attempted today.
Full article here.
Chicago's War on Syphilis: 1937-1940
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 10, 2017 -
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Category: Education, Civic Duties, Teenagers, 1930s, Diseases
New American Dictionary of Collegese: 1963
Here is another one of those attempts by journalist "squares" to understand the lingo of youths.
Many more entries at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 31, 2017 -
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Category: Languages, Slang, Teenagers, 1960s
Hey, Let’s Twist!
The movie so great it inspired its own line of Ivey, Jivey suits for Cats!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 24, 2017 -
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Category: Fads, Fashion, Movies, Music, Teenagers, 1960s, Dance
Bowling is for Bored Teens!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 06, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Sports, Teenagers, 1960s
Cuckoo Girl
Justin Bieber fangirl phenomenon, 1959 version.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 28, 2016 -
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Category: Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Celebrities, Delusions, Fantasies and Other Tricks of the Imagination, Music, Teenagers, 1950s
Why Can’t My Teacher Look Like Mr. Novak?
I like the bits of "Monster Mash" stuff that are gratuitously inserted.
Of course, students lusting after teachers is now the stuff of prison sentences.
Understand the central reference here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 30, 2016 -
Comments (2)
Category: Education, Music, Television, Sex Symbols, Teenagers, 1960s
Teen Suicide Inspired by Media!
Yes, a "contemporary" trend happening in 1921.
Original story here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 29, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Suicide, Movies, Teenagers, 1920s
1960s Portable Record Player
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 26, 2016 -
Comments (1)
Category: Music, Technology, Teenagers, 1960s
Beat Girl, aka Wild for Kicks
Full history here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 25, 2016 -
Comments (4)
Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Movies, Teenagers, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
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