Advertising

Photos: Depression-era billboards sold and celebrated the “American way”

Meanwhile, homeless families…

This could be the most offensive baby ever

This 1991 ad sparked protests and was pulled from several magazines

This wild paper clothing trend of the 1960s was the early version of fast fashion

Before H&M and…

These photos of the bonkers Sunset Strip are a content kaleidoscope of the last 50 years

The real-life Peggy Olson wasn’t what you would call a feminist

But Shirley Polykoff could write one…

Condom ads were banned in mainstream media, until too many people were dying of AIDS

This Victorian beauty mask is guaranteed to give you nightmares

Strap it to your face overnight, they…

How over-the-counter opium led to America’s landmark food-and-drug law

Snake oil was just the…

The quirky, anti-consumerist history of Buy Nothing Day

Don’t buy, Felicia

Billboards: the detritus of American dreams

Signs, symbols, and the litter of the sky