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Best TV Series Set in the ’80s
Who needs a time machine when TV can take you straight back to the days of arcade games and cassette tapes? The ‘80s were known to be the decade of bold (and bright) fashion and CONTINUE READING…
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Best-Selling Music Artists in the 1990s and Their Most Iconic Songs
The 90s were an amazing time for music. If you grew up in that decade, or if you’re just an old soul who loves old songs, the 1990s were, and still are, full of tracks CONTINUE READING…
Comic Books
Retro Spooky Fun Is On the Way In the Archie Comics Digest Halloween Special
Halloween is just around the corner, and as such, we want to take a moment to tell you about an upcoming release packed with thrills, chills and laughs: The ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Featuring work CONTINUE READING…
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McDonald’s Is Launching a New Adult Meal Featuring the Legendary Characters From the Past
McDonald’s is bringing back nostalgic characters to launch a new adult Happy Meal, which will include a new limited-edition shake. Ronald McDonald, Birdie, Hamburglar, Mayor McCheese, Fry Friends and Grimace, whose birthday meal went viral after its CONTINUE READING…
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Poker in Pop Culture: The Most Memorable Scene in TV and Film
The Foundation That Changed Everything Rounders established poker as serious cinema material in 1998. Matt Damon’s Mike McDermott faces off against John Malkovich’s Russian mobster Teddy “KGB” in the film’s climactic scene. The psychological warfare CONTINUE READING…
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Jem and the Holograms 40th Anniversary Album is Available Now
A new release of the Jem and the Holograms album, celebrating the brand’s 40th anniversary is available now. Fans can now immerse themselves in the glitter and glam of the ’80s with six re-recorded tracks CONTINUE READING…
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Choose Your Own Adventure Is Bringing Back the Magic With the Retro Box
For anyone who grew up flipping pages and making split-second decisions that could lead to treasure, time travel, or total disaster, Choose Your Own Adventure books were more than stories, they were experiences. Now, thanks CONTINUE READING…
Music
MTV Is Bringing Back 24/7 Music Videos For a Limited Time
For years, fans have begged for MTV to go back to a music video format. Well, dust off your air guitars and crank up the volume, because for one glorious week this September, MTV is CONTINUE READING…
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Knight Rider is Getting a 4K Ultra HD Release
The iconic 1980s sci-fi action series Knight Rider is making a high-octane comeback. Starting July 22, 2025, fans can own Knight Rider: The Complete Series in stunning 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, marking the first time CONTINUE READING…
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MeTV Is Now Airing Old Episodes of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom
Get ready to answer the call of the wild again! Starting Sunday, July 6, 2025, MeTV is bringing back one of television’s most iconic nature series: Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. Airing every Sunday morning CONTINUE READING…
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Mattel Is Reviving the Fright Zone Playset
In a move that has longtime MOTU fans buzzing, Mattel is relaunching the iconic Fright Zone playset, first released in 1985. The updated version of the playset will be available starting July 1, 2025, through CONTINUE READING…
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Stranger Things Animated Series, new details revealed
Stranger Things: Tales of ’85 is the newly announced animated spin-off of the Netflix hit series, Stranger Things. During the Annecy Film Festival, Netflix revealed new details for Stranger Things: Tales of ’85. The animated CONTINUE READING…
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Chuck E. Cheese Christmas Special Coming this Holiday Season
Charles Entertainment Cheese, better known to millions of kids and adults as Chuck E. Cheese is getting his own animated Christmas Special, titled The Chuck E. Cheese Christmas Special The Christmas special is billed as CONTINUE READING…
Time Capsules
1981 TSR Gateway To Adventure Catalog
Go back to the golden age of role-playing and table-top gaming and browse through this TSR catalog from the early ’80s! CONTINUE READING…
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OutRun: The Movie Is Racing Into Theaters
Video game movies and TV series are all the rage right now. Some are better than others. My sons saw The Minecraft Movie and gave it a solid, meh. But the movie is a financial CONTINUE READING…
