By Marjorie Magazine For us sentimental vintage gals, Valentine’s Day couldn’t be the more perfect season to dust off all those records from the shelves and get groovin’ to the love ballads of the gals who sang about love best: Ronnie, Diana, Lesley, and many other fabulous ladies of the girl groups from early pop… Read More Valentine’s Day is 60s Girl Group Season
By Darlene Alvarez, Features Editor There’s no doubt by now that you’ve seen and heard of the latest Netflix sensation, The Queen’s Gambit. At first glance, a seven-episode spread on chess doesn’t seem like it would be a thrill ride, or even enough to keep me awake. And I’m happy to say I couldn’t have… Read More The Queen’s Gambit is a Masterful Game in Storytelling
Story and Photos by Katie Licata Could you imagine exploring The Fontainebleau lobby in 1960, or walking down the street in 1950’s Atlanta? I had the immense privilege to do that for a couple of days in 2019 as a background actor on two period television shows; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Lovecraft Country. I… Read More Behind the Scenes of Being a Period Background Actor
By Marjorie Magazine Songs have a simple yet powerful way with how they can instantly evoke the smallest memories back into our minds. During the summertime, the need for exciting thoughts of warmer and brighter times. Songs of these hot months haunt us like the waters, waves coming to shore on the surface reflecting something… Read More Down by the Water, a Playlist
Just as thrilling as it is to revel in the joys of summer with garden picnics, outdoor movie nights, and sandy beach days, so can the small moments of a summer spent in the city, particularly from one’s fire escape. The space may be small, and the sights many be stifled by tall buildings, but… Read More Summer on the Fire Escape, A Playlist
“Classic love… The great one.. The one your heart can’t do without. It’s a soulmate that you don’t recognize, until your first encounter. Is it a kiss or is it a slight hand touch. Who knows… Kisses on foreheads, hand holding while driving, soft touches, brushing a strand of hair from your face, that is… Read More Classic Love: Readers Discuss What’ll Make their Valentine’s Day an Unforgettable One
By Marjorie Magazin Be it letters, lockets, or a special song, your special memento between you and your sweetheart is perhaps your favorite reminder of your love. But perhaps unlike the others, the quickness of a photo booth snapshot might be the best way to capture it. Unfussy and a novelty at the same time,… Read More Instant Forevers: Finding Love in Old Photo Booth Pictures
By Darlene Alvarez, Features Editor With the launch of Disney+, us gals now have access to some of Disney’s classics! Let’s open the vault with my personal top six vintage favorites. The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) The original lineup aired on ABC immediately following American bandstand! Led by Jimmie Dodd, this variety show often encouraged… Read More The Vintage Guide to Disney Plus!
Today is the day to really enjoy some quality and sentimental time with your loved ones, and only the right music can set the tone for the blissful day ahead. We put together our favorite oldies but certainly beauties for Valentine’s Day– full of classic pop hits and soft tearful ballads from the 1950’s and… Read More Happy Hearts and Happy Tunes for Valentine’s Day! Our Playlist
With the release of the widely acclaimed The Shape of Water on HBO earlier this fall, fans and new viewers of Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi love thriller can treat themselves to the film with the new fascinating and sad knowledge that within one scene lies a lost recording by Marilyn Monroe herself. “How Wrong Can I… Read More Watch The Shape of Water with a Lost Song by Marilyn Monroe this October
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