Relax, Laugh and Remember with Reminisce Magazine. Each issue is a "time capsule" of life from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's filled with reader-written stories, pictures from the past, embarrassing moments, ads from the Old Days and much more!
When I was a kid, Mum and Dad had this old blue couch in the rec room. It lived with other furniture left over from their earlier life—that faraway time before I was born. I liked that couch, and it was a favorite backdrop for my Barbie games. But I was dismayed to walk into the room one day to see the seat and backrest flat. “Mum!” I shouted. “Someone broke the couch!” That’s when I learned about the magic of foldout furniture. I’ve always loved gadgets—and sleeping!—so that old couch was my new hero. It happened to be my parents’ first bed in their first apartment together in Toronto. They bought a proper bed in no time, but the couch continued to be useful for overnight guests. My husband…
Relive the best of Reminisce over the past year in this new collection. PERSONAL HISTORIES Readers share memories of growing up, falling in love, celebrations with loved ones and other treasured moments, and they tell the stories behind their most beloved keepsakes. PICTURES OF THE PAST The styles of yesteryear come back in rare family photographs and colorful vintage ads. LIFE AND TIMES Explore the 20th century through fun, interesting articles about the events, pop culture and ideas that shaped our world. Order The Best of Reminisce for only $10, plus FREE SHIPPING: REMINISCE.COM/22AM IN THE NEXT ISSUE • Igloo coolers• Mr. Potato Head• Meeting Paul Anka…
UPCOMING FEATURES: FALLING FOR FALL Share vintage images of playing in leaf piles, homecoming games or harvesttime. Use our online form at Reminisce.com/submit-a-story or email submissions@reminisce.com with “Fall Photos” as the subject. PYREX LOVE Tell us about your favorite piece or share a memorable story involving Pyrex. Don’t forget family pictures featuring Pyrex. Submit by June 1. Use our online form at Reminisce.com/submit-a-story or email submissions@reminisce.com with “Pyrex” as the subject. GHOSTLY FUN Do you have a real family ghost story? We’re all ears! Submit by June 1. Use our online form at Reminisce.com/submit-a-story or email submissions@reminisce.com with “Ghost Tales” as the subject. DEPARTMENTS Submissions for our many standing departments are welcome. Below are a few favorites. Still can’t decide where your story belongs? Send it along and let us…
AT WAR’S END Representatives from South Vietnam, North Vietnam and the United States sign the Paris Peace Accords, ending a conflict dating to 1954. Within two months, the last American troops leave Vietnam. NO LOVE MATCH More than 90 million TV viewers tune in to see tennis pioneer Billie Jean King, 29, right, defeat Bobby Riggs, 55, in straight sets in a match hyped for weeks as the Battle of the Sexes. DAKOTA STANDOFF About 200 members of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) tribe occupy Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to protest broken treaties and the overall condition and treatment of American Indians. THE BLAIR PROJECT Movie crowds flock to The Exorcist, about the demonic possession of a girl played by 13-year-old Linda Blair. It is…
■ Oil prices quadruple. Cost per barrel nears $12, and gas per gallon rises 37%. Officials order rationing, and long lines of vehicles form at filling stations. ■ A stock market crash ushers in an economic recession that lasts through 1975. ■ Interstate speed limits drop to 55 mph and the government orders year-round daylight saving time to conserve energy. States ask residents to cut back in other ways, such as eliminating Christmas lights. ■ American energy companies hunt for new oil sources to ease reliance on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. ■ “Stagflation” becomes a familiar term to descibe stagnant growth in times of high inflation. DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOUR EYES ARE TELLING YOU. ALL THEY SHOW IS LIMITATION.RICHARD BACH, from Jonathan Livingston Seagull, top-selling book of 1973…
Most Oscar winners from the 1970s had a distinct edge to them. The Godfather (’72), The Deer Hunter (’78), even Rocky (’76) and Annie Hall (’77), showcased humanity’s dark side or had something serious to say about life in these United States. Not The Sting (’73). The lighthearted portrait of Depression-era con men never took itself seriously, yet it dominated the Oscars. It won for picture, director (George Roy Hill), original screenplay (David S. Ward), art direction, costume design, editing and adapted score. It earned additional nominations for cinematography, sound and actor (Robert Redford). It’s a shame Redford’s co-stars Paul Newman and Robert Shaw weren’t among the nominees, because The Sting perfectly balances three film archetypes and the actors who play them: the new kid (Redford), the old pro (Newman)…
