1970s

  • Leave It To Peter Wherrett To Explain How The 1970s Transformed Cars

    Leave It To Peter Wherrett To Explain How The 1970s Transformed Cars

    After the large V8s and bulky shapes of the 1960s, times got tougher for automakers. The market got more competitive and challenges like safety concerns and fuel shortages drove manufacturers to think harder about what cars should be like. It was a complicated process, but Peter Wherrett is here to coach us through it.


  • The 30 Weirdest Horror Movies Of The 1970s

    The 30 Weirdest Horror Movies Of The 1970s

    Trog (1970) The 1970s produced acclaimed horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Jaws, Carrie, and Halloween. But the decade also unleashed cinematic oddities galore, most of which were low-budget entries that gleefully pushed the boundaries of good taste. You say “cult movie” — we say “essential.”


  • 1970s Kids Dressed Up For The Year 2000

    1970s Kids Dressed Up For The Year 2000

    What will people dress like in the year 2000? That was the question in 1978 when kids at Lincoln Middle School in Indiana were encouraged to participate in a dress-up contest for “Year 2000 Day.” Their answer? Apparently a little bit Judy Jetson, a heavy helping of astronaut, and maybe a dash of… Darth Maul?