Candid Photographs of a Young Kate Bush in Japan, 1978

In June 1978, a 19-year-old Kate Bush embarked on her first and only promotional trip to Japan, celebrating the massive success of her debut album, The Kick Inside, and its breakout single, “Wuthering Heights.” This two-week trip stands out as a unique and deeply memorable moment in her early career.

On June 18, 1978, she performed “Moving” live at the 7th Tokyo Music Festival (Nippon Budokan) with a local Japanese band, in front of 11,000 people and a TV audience estimated at 30–35 million. She shared the Silver Prize with the American group The Emotions.

She also appeared on Japanese TV (notably the program Sound in S, recorded June 23 at TBS G Studio), performing covers of Beatles songs including “She’s Leaving Home,” “The Long and Winding Road,” and “Let It Be,” plus other material from her album (such as a dance-oriented version of “Them Heavy People”).

She filmed a Seiko watches TV commercial and print campaign in Japan. The ad used “Them Heavy People,” and a Japan-only single of that track (backed with “The Man with the Child in His Eyes”) featured imagery from the shoot. A limited 7-inch of “Moving” was also linked to the campaign.

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Thailand in the 1970s: 30 Vintage Photos of Everyday Life

Taken by Edward Eugene Masters, these vintage photos offer a vivid glimpse into everyday life in Thailand during the 1970s. The images capture ordinary moments across the country: from city streets and local markets to rural scenes, family life, and traditional customs.

Clothing styles, vehicles, shopfronts, and daily activities all reflect a period of gradual change and modernization. The photos preserve a nostalgic and authentic visual record of Thai life more than fifty years ago.

Hill tribe woman, Mae Sai, Thailand, 1972

Ayutthaya, Thailand, 1972

Boat ride near Ayutthaya, Thailand, 1972

Hill tribe people on bridge, Mae Sai, Thailand, 1972

Hill tribe village girl, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1972

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30 Color Snapshots Show What Halloween Looked Like in the 1960s and 1970s

During the 1960s and 1970s, Halloween was a highly community-centric, uncommercialized neighborhood event characterized by freedom, simple DIY touches, and iconic (though notoriously uncomfortable) pop culture aesthetics.

Store-bought costumes during this era were dominated by two names: Ben Cooper and Collegeville. Sold in simple cardboard boxes at local drugstores, these outfits consisted of a flimsy plastic mask secured with a fragile rubber band and a matching flame-retardant vinyl smock emblazoned with the character’s name or face.

The character trends sharply tracked the pop-culture shifts of each decade. In the 1960s, classic monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein), fairytale princesses, and early TV/comic heroes like Batman, Yogi Bear, and Casper the Friendly Ghost dominated shelves. In the 1970s, costumes pivoted toward mainstream media, including Star Wars characters, the Sesame Street crew, superheroes, NASA astronauts, and music icons like KISS.

Trick-or-treating in the 1960s and 1970s was incredibly active, with neighborhoods packed with large groups of unsupervised children roaming freely after dark. Instead of custom plastic buckets, kids collected treats in classic brown paper grocery bags or standard pillowcases. It was common to receive homemade treats like popcorn balls, caramel apples, and homemade cookies. For candy, popular handouts included full-sized candy bars, Pixy Stix, Necco Wafers, Wax Bottles, and individual boxes of raisins.

Decorations were far simpler than the large-scale animatronics seen today. Neighborhood homes were typically decorated with cardboard window cutouts, tissue paper honeycomb pumpkins, and glowing plastic blow molds on front porches. Carved jack-o’-lanterns illuminated by real candles sat on stoops. School celebrations were massive events featuring costume parades, apple bobbing, and classroom parties.

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30 Beautiful Photos of 1980s Bridesmaids

These beautiful photos capture the distinctive style of bridesmaids in the 1980s. From voluminous hairstyles and bold makeup to puffed sleeves, pastel dresses, and statement accessories, the images reflect the glamorous and often theatrical wedding fashion of the decade.

Group poses, candid moments, and formal portraits showcase the friendship and celebration surrounding the bride. The photos offer a charming and nostalgic look at one of the most recognizable eras of bridal party style.

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Newly Unveiled Playful Photo Strip of Dolly Parton and Carl Dean Goofing Around in a Photobooth, ca 1960s

This candid, playful photo strip shows country music icon Dolly Parton and her late husband, Carl Dean, goofing around in a photobooth during the early days of their relationship in the 1960s.

For decades, these intimate photos were completely hidden from the public eye. They were only discovered when archivists opened Carl Dean’s personal trunk, which the family referred to as a “time capsule.”

The photo strip was so buried that even Dolly Parton herself had not laid eyes on it since the day it was taken decades prior. When the team uncovered it, Dolly was reportedly completely “floored” by the discovery. The images were officially made public in late September 2026 as part of the grand opening of Dolly’s new Life of Many Colors Museum, located inside the SongTeller Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

What makes this photo strip exceptionally special to fans is how rare it is to see casual, personal documentation of the couple together. Dolly and Carl met on her very first day in Nashville in 1964, outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat when she was just 18 years old. They wed in a tiny ceremony in 1966 and remained deeply devoted to one another for nearly 59 years until Carl’s passing in 2025.

While Dolly became one of the most recognizable and beloved superstars on the planet, Carl fiercely protected his privacy, choosing to live a quiet life running an asphalt-paving business and completely avoiding red carpets, award shows, and cameras. Because he spent a lifetime avoiding the public eye, this newly unveiled photobooth strip serves as a beautiful, rare testament to the goofy, lighthearted, and deeply private love they shared long before the world came calling.

Olga Schoberová: Glamorous Czech Star of 1960s Cinema

Born 1943 in Prague as Olinka Bérová, Czech actress Olga Schoberová became one of the most striking screen presences of 1960s European and international cinema. She rose to prominence with roles in Czech films such as Lemonade Joe (1964) and the cult favorite Who Wants to Kill Jessie?, and later appeared in German, Italian, and English-language productions, including The Vengeance of She (1968).

With her blonde beauty and natural screen charisma, Schoberová was also the first Czech woman to appear on the cover of Playboy. After marrying Hollywood producer John Calley in the early 1970s, she largely stepped away from acting, leaving behind a brief but memorable career that captured the free spirit of the era.

These captivating photos highlight the beauty, charm, and distinctive screen presence of Olga Schoberová, a memorable star of 1960s cinema.

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The Best Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Eva Marie Saint

Legendary actress Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102. Considered the last major surviving star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, she passed away from natural causes on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at her home in Los Angeles, surrounded by her family.

Saint’s extraordinary career spanned more than seven decades across film, stage, and television. She made one of the most spectacular film debuts in cinema history, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Edie Doyle opposite Marlon Brando in Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront (1954). Famously, she accepted her Oscar while heavily pregnant and gave birth to her son just two days later.

She later cemented her cinematic legacy as the ultimate Alfred Hitchcock blonde, starring as the sophisticated secret agent Eve Kendall opposite Cary Grant in the classic thriller North by Northwest (1959). She went on to star in epic productions like Exodus (1960) opposite Paul Newman, The Sandpiper (1965), and Grand Prix (1966).

Saint originally honed her craft during the Golden Age of television. She was nominated for five Emmys throughout her career, winning a Primetime Emmy Award in 1990 for the miniseries People Like Us. She continued working well into her later years, playing Martha Kent (Superman’s adoptive mother) in Superman Returns (2005) and voicing Katara in Nickelodeon’s animated series The Legend of Korra.

She is one of the rare icons to possess two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for her contributions to motion pictures and one for television.

Eva Marie Saint was married to director Jeffrey Hayden for 65 years until his passing in 2016. She is survived by their two children and four grandchildren.

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