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Mid-Century Dreamboats
I grew up looking at mom's Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, and Redbook. I learned every romantic illusion from the illustrations and fiction. Exquisitely handsome men, often distracted or overly animated, with women looking at the men as if they were gods or silly boys. But here's the deal: The guys all looked a little gay to me, even when I was a kid. Art by Jon Whitcomb
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Christopher Harrity
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.