Whatever your opinion of the television series and movies that gained wider popularity and recognition than their source material, you really should take a look at the wry and darkly hilarious work of Chas Addams.
A beloved cartoonist for the New Yorker, who relished in presenting a humorously macabre image to the public (he'd have his photo taken with a collection of crossbows or wearing a suit of armor), Addams created his most famous fictional family with the help of friend Ray Bradbury.
I would leaf through my dad's collection of his cartoons and laugh and laugh as a little girl, and I still find them wonderful.
I can't say 
No one can have looked at a fashion magazine or had any knowledge of photography without knowing the images and name of 
My mother could handle me leaving the house in straw cowboy hats, Rasta colored skull caps, Contempo Casuals maxi skirts, fake fur shrugs, and even leather mini dresses (I swear, bought at the Gap), but when it came to ripped up jeans she finally drew the line. Mind you, I still walked out of the house defiantly in the trend, but she was left dismayed. Just imagine if I were a fashion conscious youth of today and dreaming of doing it for around $900 – inspired by the extremely coveted 
If you lined up my wardrobe next to the 
The Flemish and Dutch paintings area at The Met is one of my favorite places to stroll in the city. There's something other worldly about the quality of light and the serene portraiture that I adore.
It's easy to go 
Not only has Bill Gates genius made a new nerd world order, it would seem from these decades old photos (found on 
AC/DC was a major symbol of a kind of frightening and exciting rebellion to me as an impressionable young lady. Older sisters of friends listened to it and told me while primping in in cosmetic filled bathrooms that the name stood for All Children Deceive Christ while meanwhile plotting the next beer stealing escapade with boyfriends' trucks from the local Safeway.