Rental Return S2 EP3: Rewind the Grind
Season 2 of Rental Return – Tales From the Video Store continues with “Rewind the Grind!” In Episode 2, we asked our Video Heroes why they were motivated to work at a video store and how they CONTINUE READING…
Season 2 of Rental Return – Tales From the Video Store continues with “Rewind the Grind!” In Episode 2, we asked our Video Heroes why they were motivated to work at a video store and how they CONTINUE READING…
It’s comic book movie mania as @PaxtonHolley and @ShawnRobare from the Cult Film Club podcast join Adam to talk the state of superhero movies of the 90’s, the lost Michelle Pfeiffer Catowman movie, John Byrne CONTINUE READING…
“I’m Buster Brown, and I live in a shoe. That’s my dog, Tige, and he lives there, too. Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!” Charlie and Snoopy, Our Gang and Pete, Buster and Tige…No childhood relationship CONTINUE READING…
I decided to resubscribe to Netflix recently after about a year-long hiatus. There was a mountain of TV shows that I wanted to finally watch, one of which was the Masters of the Universe: Revelation CONTINUE READING…
In everything from digital watches to computers, the 80’s were filled with the hope of all the wonders science could concoct. Jelly shoes ranked high on the mad-scientist laboratory list, joining the ranks of rubber CONTINUE READING…
Better than catching air, street-cred Airwalk sneakers made thrashing up the scene sweeter than ever when kickers hit the board, and the board hit the streets. The skate shoes made for the rebellious set and CONTINUE READING…
Chinos (khakis), polo shirts, a braided leather belt and penny loafers: the mallard Duck Head staring out from a sea of bright yellow was as much a part of the 80’s preppy uniform as any CONTINUE READING…
Boring boxer shorts got a personality when Joe Boxer turned underwear into funderwear. Like Underoos for adults, Joe Boxer made dressing fun, as smiley faces, chili peppers, dollar signs, fish, jack-o-lanterns, Christmas trees and more CONTINUE READING…
Groucho Marx once said, “I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.” Maybe he would have changed his mind if he could’ve been a part of the cool CONTINUE READING…
“Underwear that’s fun to wear, It’s you in your Underoos!” Up, up and away…Underoos made make-believe even better when fun came to underwear, transforming you into your favorite superhero or cartoon character. Wonder Woman, Batman, CONTINUE READING…
Always new, always different. With Swatch, your watch was never plain, boring or dull. How many Swatch watches can fit on the average person’s wrist? Three was common, two was a must, and four was CONTINUE READING…
While yuppies raced up Wall Street in designer sneakers and powersuits, the surfing subculture glorified the relaxed nature of fun in the sun. Panama Jack had been making sun-care products for their native Florida since CONTINUE READING…
Mickey Mantle wore it. Wilt Chamberlain and Joe Namath, too. Billed as the only choice for a masculine scent, Brut ‘defined masculinity for the American man.’ Created by Fabergé in 1964, Brut was so named CONTINUE READING…
ColecoVision was the Cadillac of home video games back in 1982; a system so powerful, you’d make friends with the biggest jerk on the block just to be near it. Everyone had an Atari—that quaint little CONTINUE READING…
It fits on the body, like a glove. It’s a Body Glove. Body Glove was the creation of twin brothers Bob and Bill Meistrell, both dive and surf fanatics. California transplants from Missouri, the two CONTINUE READING…
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