Iowa Caucuses; Post-War Pulps; Low-Brow Art: Vicious, Delicious, and Ambitious
Iowa Caucuses
In a surprising victory on Monday, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry won the Iowa Caucuses, kick starting his once faltering presidential candidacy. Equally surprising was the second place showing of North Carolina Senator John Edwards. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt finished a disappointing third and fourth respectively. Larry Mantle discusses the implications of the results for the candidates and their campaigns with Cathie Obradovich, Political Editor of The Des Moines Register, Ron Elving, senior Washington Editor, NPR, and David Menefee-Libey, Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College.
Post-War Pulps
Author and publisher Adam Parfrey joins Host Larry Mantle to talk about "adventure magazines" from the 1950s-70s. Artwork from these magazines is anything but "PC." The sexy, lurid and, at times, racist covers depict scantily-clad women in the Amazon jungle or Nazi torturers looming over their helpless prey. What do these images say about Cold War America? And who read them? Adam Parfrey's new book is called It's a Man's World: Men's Adventure Magazines, the Postwar Pulps (Feral House).
Low-Brow Art: Vicious, Delicious, and Ambitious
Do you remember the sexy pin-ups painted on the noses of WWII bombers? This genre of art found its way onto the street in the 1950s and '60s, painted on cars, walls and used in tattoo parlors. Low-Brow art is popular art; some might call it "vulgar" art. It's art that depicts women in sexy poses, surrounded by fantastic symbolism, and swirling in flames, fur, nipples and tassels. Low-Brow art used to be considered a male arena, but women took to the genre as well. A new book called Vicious, Delicious and Ambitious: 20th Century Women Artists (Schiffer Publishing, Ltd) showcases female low-brow artists. Joining Larry is Sherri Cullison, author of Vicious, Delicious, and Ambitious: 20th Century Women Artists (Schiffer), Stacy Lande, an allegorical portrait painter and a featured artist in Sherri Cullison's book, and Christine Karas, low-brow artist who is also featured in Ms. Cullison's book.