If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Just as underclothes are shielded from public view, the evolution of men's most intimate apparel is shrouded in secrecy. But the story of men's underwear is about more …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
“When I got this sword, it was completely covered in blood rust.” Sword maker Francis Boyd is showing me yet another weapon pulled from yet another …
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Have you heard? There’s a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he’s bringing flapper flair back into fashion. Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic spectacle—his take on “Th…
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
Long before Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz swaggered into the spotlight with "American Pickers," writer Maureen Stanton …
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
The memes are endless—Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat, Maru, and all the Lolcats. Last year even witnessed the first ever Internet Cat Video Fe…
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home Shopping Network, each addressed to her. All these clothes she didn't want, which weren't her size or style. She couldn't explain them to herself, much less her husband. Finally, late one ni…
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar 
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake? 
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
Reality TV Cracks Open the Extravagant World of Hollywood Vintage
Diablitos in the Details: The Curious Tale of Mexico's Most Peculiar Pottery
Digging for the Perfect Beat: Davey D on the Vinyl Roots of Hip-Hop
Lucas-Tesla Project to Give Drivers a Charge While They Watch a Movie
Take That, Instagram: The Enduring Allure of Vintage Snapshots
Dying To Go Retro? This Modern-Day Morticia Gives Death A Makeover
Dr. Seuss, the Mad Hatter: A Peek Inside His Secret Closet
Should You Feel Guilty About Wearing Vintage Fur?
Making, and Eating, the 1950s' Most Nauseating Jell-O Soaked Recipes
Black Is Beautiful: Why Black Dolls Matter
The Mao Mango Cult of 1968 and the Rise of China's Working Class
Bill Cosby Schools Us About Those Crazy Sweaters
