Tags archives: 60er

Batman’s weirdest gadgets

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[caption id="attachment_131157" align="aligncenter" width="800"] George Clooney in Batman & Robin[/caption] Surely, for many superhero fanatics, Batman is not only one mere DC hero out of quintillions of universes filled with super heroes. He is one of the most human characters in the DC world because he has no superpowers like Superman....

How tourism led to slums

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When travelling by plane became affordable for the North American and European middle class in the 1960s, tropical countries in turn became very popular destinations. Brazil grabbed this opportunity by its tail. Seeing the chances tourism could open up for the former agricultural country to boost its service sector by...

Serge Gainsbourg – of ballads and scandals

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Parisian singer Serge Gainsbourg, who was of Ukrainian origin, was a great musician with a wonderful voice. His biography was paved with scandals through and through, yet he never lost his reputation as a male sex icon who was able to make women weak at the knees simply by looking...

Frank Sinatra: The darling of the swing era

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This is the man who leapt from a gently descending helicopter while wearing a suit, holding a drink in his hand and proceeding to launch into his concert performance straightaway. Frank Sinatra knew all about putting on a show, and he did things his own way. He was the very definition of the...

Fashion News 2014: Valentino, für Sie - Herb...

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Valentino feierte erst 2010 sein 50-jähriges Bestehen. Das Label wurde also 1960 gegründet und gilt noch heute als eine der einflussreichsten etablierten Adressen der Modebranche. Der Designer, Gründer und Namensgeber Valentino Garavani gibt zwar die Arbeit an jung geborene Talente weiter, doch bleibt die Identität der Marke immer dieselbe. In...