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Exploring the most significant and hidden stories of the 20th century through iconic magazines and the titan of publishing behind them.
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Stories (20/0)
- Top Story - July 2023
Viva’s People You Should KnowTop Story - July 2023
During its run, Viva magazine introduced readers to political changemakers, fashion icons, and iconoclasts alike in its “People you should Know” section. The transcripts below show how this column situated these figures within cultural contexts, providing a rich resource for historians today.
By OG Collection 5 months ago in History
- Top Story - June 2023
The Mysterious Life of Teresa Ann SavoyTop Story - June 2023
It is undeniable that the women who graced the covers and pages of magazines including Penthouse and Playboy brought to their publishers the lavish incomes that made figures like Hugh Hefner household names. Despite this impact many of these women do not have substantial biographies that are publicly available, a lack of celebrity that is striking when compared to the prevalence of their image in the public sphere. This lack of fame was purposeful for some, as many women chose to use aliases when published, or disappointing to others who were promised careers as actors or models following their pictorial.
By OG Collection 6 months ago in History
- Top Story - June 2023
September, 1969Top Story - June 2023
The United States in 1969 was characterized by disruption. From the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, which symbolized the spirit of counterculture, to the anti-Vietnam War movement there were deep shifts in culture and politics that still reverberate today.
By OG Collection 6 months ago in History
- Top Story - May 2023
Tina Turner: Contextualizing VisionariesTop Story - May 2023
Vintage magazines from the catalog of General Media reveal that while our understanding of Tina Turner’s style and eventual impact deepened over her lifetime, her greatness was evident and influential immediately. While looking back we might assume there were infinite write ups about the splash made by Turner in the 1970s, instead her ubiquitous persona was referenced as an influence on other artists and pop culture itself.
By OG Collection 6 months ago in Beat
- Top Story - May 2023
Rock and Technology: Tracking Rock History through Omni MagazineTop Story - May 2023
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveiled their 2023 inductees yesterday, renewing conversations around the history and evolution of rock music. Each year of inductees attracts critiques from both ends of the spectrum, with some arguing that inductees stray from the definition of “rock,” and others arguing for further inclusion of the musicians who both inspired the genre and made it relevant each decade.
By OG Collection 7 months ago in Beat
- Top Story - April 2023
From Lou Reed to M*A*S*H: The Status of Bootlegs in 1980Top Story - April 2023
The current era of bootleg media includes illegal recordings of Broadway shows shared through Google Drive, feature films leaked while in theaters due to early streaming dates, and a seemingly impossible amount of times Lana Del Rey has had her laptop stolen. There is a thoroughline from these stories into the past, as fans have secretly shared prized recordings throughout many iterations of media.
By OG Collection 7 months ago in Beat
- Top Story - April 2023
Creating a Portal to the Past - Databasing the OG CollectionTop Story - April 2023
Archivists work to make unpublished materials accessible. Through the archival process records become available for research, handwritten notes can be used as tools for learning, and concept sketches lead to artistic inspiration. Large organizations are able to pair these never-before-seen materials with their library catalog, using finding aids with search terms that allow users to discover collections alongside relevant titles, searching by keywords, year, and author.
By OG Collection 8 months ago in Viva
- Top Story - March 2023
Women in the Media, Then and NowTop Story - March 2023
No matter the cutting-edge journalism and pop cultural coverage, Penthouse will always be best known for pictorials of nude women. Likewise, Guccione first and foremost was a purveyor of such images, and it is important to remember in his crusade against censorship he was ultimately fighting to keep up his own magazine sales.
By OG Collection 9 months ago in Viva
- Top Story - February 2023
Valentine’s Day Lessons From Iconic Celebrity CouplesTop Story - February 2023
Valentine’s Day conjures up messages for love notes and candy grams for some, plans of movie marathons with good friends for others, and for the pop-culture obsessed images of celebrity love stories might come to mind. These iconic partnerships still provide inspiration in the realms of fashion, artistic production, and activism, from the very 1960s-style wedding of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, to the music inspired by David Bowie’s marriage to Iman, and the philanthropic work of Elton John and David Furnish.
By OG Collection 10 months ago in Marriage
- Top Story - February 2023
Omni Magazine: Pseudoscience Then and NowTop Story - February 2023
For every science-fiction fan who remembers Omni magazine as the first place they encountered the work of Ursula K. Le Guin, William Gibson, or George R. R. Martin, there is another former reader who remembers the increasing number of pages dedicated to UFOs, non-peer reviewed medical recommendations, and paranormal discoveries.
By OG Collection 10 months ago in Futurism
- Top Story - January 2023
M3GAN and OMNI-scient AI PredictionsTop Story - January 2023
Over the weekend a film starring a blonde, impeccably dressed, out-for-blood robot swept the box office. “M3GAN” grossed over $30 million domestically opening weekend, behind only James Cameron’s highly anticipated “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
By OG Collection 11 months ago in Futurism
The OG "Nepo Babies"
On December 19 Vulture published a collection of stories about “The Year of the Nepo Baby.” The very on-the-internet term has been used to discuss the current rise of celebrities’ children in the entertainment industry, where an actor who emerges from obscurity seems to be the exception and not the rule.
By OG Collection 11 months ago in FYI
