As the hemlines rose, so did the footwear, the miniskirt exposing more thigh as its fashion first mate the go-go boot rose to conceal the calf. The effect was anything but modest, though. The miniskirt and go-go boot create visual shorthand for a particular time and a particular sort of person – young, female, single,... Continue Reading →
The Variety Show Is Dead! (Maybe) Long Live the Variety Show!
Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town. The Dean Martin Show. The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. The Bobby Darin Amusement Company. The Carol Burnett Show. Donny & Marie. The Gong Show. Hee Haw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs For a happy century, “variety” endured as one of the very few entertainment genres to survive the arc from stage to screen,... Continue Reading →