Douglas Wood

Writer/Director/Film Executive originally from Chicago now living in Topanga Canyon.

Submissions


Half Bus, Half Man

This bizarre vintage Japanese  toy  by Yone that I found at an estate sale last week has the distinction of being both Man and Vehicle.  ...

Macho Knitwear

I love that a (futile) attempt has made to convince us that men can wear homemade knitwear and still maintain their masculinity.   I can...

Clamp Lamp

Found this bizarre little 50’s metallic lamp at a yard sale recently.   It’s designed to be clamped onto something– a tab...

Chip off the old block

I’d love to see one of those great late-night, cheap TV ads promote this item by first showing a variety of people having extreme diff...

Mosaikitsch!

This is a vintage Pebble Art painting, made from a kit, that I found at a yard sale. Here’s the box it came in.  It’s called, a...

40’s Couple

I found this old, hand-tinted photograph at a yard sale yesterday.  It’s actually quite big:  18″ across and 11 1/2″ in ...

Getting Buzzed

I found this 1960’s rack-toy at a recent yard sale and it made me wonder why I haven’t seen contemporary versions of this cheesy...