The Queen of Pinups Gets a Little Help From the Goddess of Love and Sex
The Woman
Bettie Page, coming of age during The Great Depression, is determined to escape poverty and live a life of adventure.
The Goddess
Aphrodite, watching the U.S. from Mt. Olympus, decides to help the…
Why spend time learning about the Cold War? The headlines give us reason enough. Russia masses troops and threatens Ukraine. Russian troops put down protests in Kazakhstan.
The threat of nuclear weapons has all but disappeared from the news, but not from world arsenals. …
In Palm Springs, hikers can explore Tahquitz Canyon on a two mile loop trail that leads to a waterfall. In Idyllwild, rock climbers can challenge themselves on Tahquitz Rock, which is also called Lily Rock.
The names of both geographical features are explained in the legend of Tahquitz, the evil…
This Thanksgiving, weave Native American stories, recipes and crafts about the Three Sisters into the festivities. The Three Sisters are the crops of corn, squash and beans traditionally grown together in mounds by North American indigenous people.
“The plants were thought to be watched over by the three sister spirits…
The devil lay in bed watching the flickering flames of Hell.
His toady, Lickspittle, hopped up. “Sir…Master?” The devil slid a languid glance his way and flicked a piece of ash off his finger. “Stingy Jack is bragging again, Sir.”
“What?” the devil sat up, his cloven hooves sparked as…
Tombstones and mausoleums fight for attention. Celebrities even in death. Statues of rockets, giant Bibles, and Johnny Ramone playing his guitar. Palm trees, junipers and fig trees throw shade.
Visit the Hollywood Museum and immerse yourself in the glamour of the movies and the rich history of the film industry. Photos, posters, costumes and memorabilia from every film genre are on display.
The Hollywood Museum is located at 1660 North Highland at Hollywood Blvd in the original Max Factor…
Nashville bills itself as Music City and it lives up to its name. I went in the summer and fell in love with Nashville–the architecture, the history and the music. There are many music-themed things to do in Nashville, Tennessee.
If you love live music, Nashville outplays New Orleans, Las…
You might be in Nashville for the music, but take time to walk around and appreciate the architecture.
The interiors of both the Frist Art Museum and the Davidson County Court House are decorated in Art Deco. The exterior architecture is called WPA moderne. …
On your retro road trip to Tennessee, be sure and visit the landmarks that celebrate suffragettes and the centennial of women winning the vote. Tennessee played a key role in the ratification of the 19th Amendment, also called the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
The Susan B. Anthony Amendment, which would…
Kimberly is a writer, teacher, speaker. She writes about mythology, nature, and bold women who drove social change in midcentury America https://kimberlyus.com/
