Archive - Boogie Shoes

Election Scandals

A few of the lesser, but still salacious episodes of 70s politics

Oct 28, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

September 2022

Singles Weekend

A new era of mixers, dating, and sexual politics for everyone

Sep 23, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

August 2022

The Glamour of Urban Decay

How Tony Manero and other leading men mythologized New York City's decline

Aug 19, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

June 2022

It's Wedding Season

So here's a few very 1970s scenes of marital bliss

Jun 17, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

May 2022

Garfield, Cathy, and the malaise of our modern world

How late 1970s comics conveyed a generation's disillusionment and predicted the rise of consumerism

May 27, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

Roe v. Wade and Feminists on TV

How did TV shows, mainstream music, and pop psychology influence the Supreme Court decision in 1973?

May 20, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

April 2022

Environmental Groove

Earth Day is quintessentially 1970s

Apr 22, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

Cults, Rock Music, and Jesus's 1970s Dominance

Why was Jesus everywhere in the seventies?

Apr 15, 2022

American Culture and the Movies in 1972

Major box office hits shift popular opinion towards sex, violence, and the generation gap

Apr 8, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

The Soap Opera of Rumours

The messy drama of Fleetwood Mac's seminal album

Apr 1, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

March 2022

Boogie Shoes is taking a short hiatus!

But in celebration of warmer weather ahead, enjoy a collection of 1970s springtime photographs

Mar 11, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

The Brief History of Quaaludes

"Jesus. Take a lude or something, calm down" - Starsky & Hutch (2004)

Mar 4, 2022 •

Hilary Jane Smith

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