The unlikely meeting between Jayne Mansfield and Anton LaVey—the blonde bombshell of Hollywood and the shaven-headed founder of the Church of Satan—captured a unique cultural moment. This was the 1960s, an era when the public was deeply fascinated by all things countercultural. At first glance, they seemed worlds apart: Mansfield, the glitzy Hollywood star who once rivalled Marilyn Monroe in fame, and LaVey, a mysterious figure dressed in black, often described as a “modern-d

A chart published in 1959, which was shared by the LA Times blog , illustrating how women’s bodies were judged in the Miss Universe contest: Shoulders too square Shoulders too sloping Hips too wide Shoulder bones too pronounced Shoulders and back hunched Legs irregular, with spaces at calves, knees and thighs The form divine, needs only a beautiful face So there you have it, hopefully we've moved on a bit...

The murder of Sylvia Likens in 1965 remains one of America’s most disturbing cases. Abused, starved, and tortured by her caretaker, her death changed how the world looked at child protection.