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NEWS ABOUT: vintage

vintage stories: 5 news summaries
GLORY DAYS DEPT.

 Pan Am Lives—in Man's Garage 

Trips to Thailand net vintage headphones and the like for cabin mockup

Oct 26, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - To Anthony Toth, Pan Am was the epitome of airline class, with its top-notch, martini-pouring first-class service and in-flight music so excellent that the United Airlines employee brought along a tape recorder to record it on trips as a boy. Now that he’s 42 and owns a home, he’... More »

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airline • air travel • first class • airplane • Pan Am • vintage • nostalgia • replica • Jay-ZTV



 The New Science 
 of Vintage Tees 

Burning, shooting make new look old

Aug 17, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - T-shirts were once simple sweat absorbers, then for a few decades they were "movable billboards," but in the 21st century, the "cutting-edge T-shirt is all about the T-shirt," writes Hugo Lindgren in New York magazine. Comfort, not logo or slogan, is the name of the game,... More »

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fashion • style • clothing • vintage • t-shirts • Jay-ZTV

 French Uncork World's 
 Oldest Champagne 

Critics don't agree about 184-year-old vintage

Mar 20, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of its "liquid history," the French champagne house Perrier-Jouët uncorked a bottle of the world's oldest vintage: an 1825 that went straight to critics' heads. "There were flavours of mushrooms, woods and a bit of honey," said one, while another detected "... More »

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France • Champagne • vintage • Guinness World Record

'07 Not Looking Like Good Year for Bordeaux

Weak quality, futures sales have French winemakers worried

Jun 11, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - French winemakers are increasingly worried about fizzling sales of futures from the 2007 Bordeaux harvest, AFP reports. Investors and drinkers are skipping the vintage because they expect little increase in price by the time it's ready to drink in 2009; one merchant says reluctance to trim prices shows "avarice... More »

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wine • Bordeaux • vintage • primeurs

Vintage Baseball: It's Back, It's Way Back

Throwback leagues bring the old hardball spirit to life

Apr 23, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vintage has as much of a niche in sports as in fashion: Old-timey baseball leagues are introducing short-brimmed hats and hardball attitudes to athletes across the country, NPR reports. The most important difference between games of then and now? "Vintage is without a glove. Only sissies wear a mitt,... More »

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sports • uniforms • baseball • vintage

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