Flickr user
ElectroSpark collects and shares “random bits of vintage ephemera from mid-century vacationers,” with many in the form of charming round-cornered Kodachromes. In particular, his
Fairs & Expos set with its collection of holiday snapshots from Brussels ’58, New York ’64 and Expo ’67 in Montreal, are all from a by-gone era. The collection includes both
vintage graphics and
photos.
posted by netbros
on Dec 24, 2010 -
5 comments
"
Regardless of political stance, no one can deny the joy felt upon seeing your loved ones return home safely --
WelcomeHomeBlog.com is a site celebrating that amazing feeling. Visit daily for heartwarming stories, videos and pictures of members of our courageous armed forces returning home to their families and friends..."
posted by zizzle
on Dec 1, 2010 -
5 comments
At this time of year it's nice to reminisce about all of the great holidays past, or if your family is anything like mine you'll be celebrating
Hellidays instead.
posted by FlamingBore
on Dec 23, 2009 -
12 comments
Cheering for the othe side From the story: "They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.
It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.
Did you hear that? The other team's fans?" A feel good story for the holidays.
posted by sierray
on Dec 24, 2008 -
34 comments
NetClassixFilter: The next time you're standing clueless in the greeting cards section of your local drugstore franchise, you'll be wishing you'd visited the
Gallery of Unfortunate Greeting Cards instead. For all your holiday needs:
Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Weddings, 4th of July, Hallowe'
en, Birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and of course,
Washington's Birthday. [via Cap'n Wacky] [more inside]
posted by not_on_display
on Jun 9, 2008 -
18 comments
It has now been several years since Jacquie Lawson, an English artist living in the picturesque village of Lurgashall in Southern England, created an animated Christmas card in 2000. The e-card, featuring her dog, Chudleigh, her cats, and her 15th-century cottage, was sent to a few friends for their amusement. Those friends sent the e-card to others, and within weeks Jacquie was inundated with requests from all over the world to design more e-cards. [more inside]
posted by nickyskye
on Dec 20, 2007 -
29 comments
I pledge to buy handmade this holiday season, and request that others do the same for me. Why? Better gifting experience, better ethics, better for the environment.
posted by divabat
on Nov 23, 2007 -
95 comments
So you're in the mood for some Christmas music, but you're tired of all the old standards. Not to worry, the web has you covered courtesy of several vinyl sharing blogs. First off, there's
Check the Cool Wax, with the soundtrack to
Rankin/Bass's Night Before Christmas,
Pee-Wee's Christmas Special,
Yuletide Disco,
Western Christmas Songs & Exciting Christmas Stories featuring
Batman, Superman & Wonder Woman. Much, much more inside.
posted by jonson
on Dec 3, 2006 -
28 comments
The life and times of the British seaside holiday. The BBC explore the
Victorian beginings of this British
cultural export, its
history and heyday, and the slow decline into genteel decay -
and not so genteel - decay.Perhaps buoyed by nostalgia for childhood memories of lemonade ice lollies, sticky gobs of tar underfoot, and sand sandwiches, there's a move to promote
regeneration and reinvention. Especially now that the
beaches are
cleaner than ever, although some still occasionally subject to
unpleasant bobbing objects.
Although any regeneration might play on icons like the
piers,
beach huts,
grand hotels,
architecture, and
classic cafes, it's perhaps less likely to feature traditional and dubious delights like
Punch and Judy, end of the pier shows, fearsome landladies and
holiday camps. The builders of new sandcastles have grander plans, whether that be the
Las Vegas of the northwest, the artist's paradise of
St Ives, the surfer's paradise of
Newquay, or Hove's
multi-coloured pleasure dome. Anyway, would you like this
open or wrapped?
posted by reynir
on Aug 22, 2006 -
6 comments
June 6, 2006 (6/6/06) is the National Day of Slayer and the rules are simple:
Listen to Slayer at full blast in your car. Listen to Slayer at full blast in your home. Listen to Slayer at full blast at your place of employment. Listen to Slayer at full blast in any public place you prefer. DO NOT use headphones! The objective of this day is for everyone within earshot to understand that it is the National Day of Slayer. National holidays in America aren't just about celebrating; they're about forcing it upon non-participants.
posted by mathowie
on May 28, 2006 -
95 comments
Celebrate March 20th Women have a special day set aside: Valentine's Day. Now a new holiday being promulgated for Men to show love and devotion from their significant others.
[nsfw]
posted by Postroad
on Mar 5, 2006 -
39 comments
Santastic: Holiday boots for your stockings. Mash-ups of decades of Christmas records just in time for the holidays. The quality varies throughout, but it makes for some fun manic listening if you've grown tired of the same perennial chestnuts. Merry Christmash to all, and to all a boot night.
posted by Robot Johnny
on Dec 3, 2005 -
14 comments
Advent calendars 2005. Back when the
internets were very young, people began combining a wonderful old holiday tradition, the
Advent calendar, with the latest in communications, the internet, and thus it was that interactive Advent calendars were born. This one (requires Flash) was the first one I ever saw and here are some other of my favorites:
Leslie Harpold's and
Tibi and Beens. Want more? Check
Google.
posted by Lynsey
on Dec 1, 2005 -
13 comments
Thanksgiving Dinner Buzzword Bingo helps make tonight's dinner with family a little more palatable. Print out cards for you and your other cool relative (spouse, sibling) and check off a box every time one of these situations happens. First to get 5 in a row wins. Remember to shout "Bingo!" at the table.
posted by FeldBum
on Nov 24, 2005 -
12 comments
GiftBox is a new web application that allows you to keep track of gifts you've given to others, plan to give to others, or that people have given to you. It lets you create wishlists and send thank-you e-cards. All info is password-protected, and their
privacy policy seems better than most. Free for up to three holidays, or $19/year for unlimited holidays.
(I am not affiliated with the site in any way; I just admire it and thought that, with the holiday season upon us, others might like it, too.)
posted by cerebus19
on Nov 23, 2005 -
14 comments
No Xmas in U.S. this year:
Santa on Fed's "No Fly" list. Okay, that's just "
News" from the website of satiric rockers
Bah and the Humbugs, skewering Xmas since 1985. MP3s of the entirety of this year's CD
Farhenheit 12/25 are available
on the website, or you can buy the CD for $10 and all ten sheckles go to the
UN World Food Programme. More tracks
here, including the "Jolly Roger the Xmas Pirate" series and "Free the Reindeer. " Great stuff for that awkward holiday family get-together, where the music won't offend but the
cool lyrics can keep you chuckling to yourself all night.
posted by Shane
on Dec 17, 2004 -
4 comments
