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'80s

Friday Flix: August 1982

Pitfall Gary

Summer is winding down and the amount of movies released are decreasing too. There were only eight movies released in August 1982. I saw half of them and might watch a few more later this CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

Features

Recurrent Events: Mexican Pizza Gets Permanent Residency on Taco Bell’s Menu

Jason Gross

Recurrent Events is your source for headlines across the web from a retro perspective. Curated by TRN co-creator Jason Gross, news categories include streaming news and guides, movie and TV reboots, music news, video games CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Friday Flix: July 1997

Pitfall Gary

We are in the middle of the summer blockbuster season and July 1997 comes out swinging hard. Aliens are the main theme this month with some good action thrown in. Two of the movies break CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Round Table: Some of Our Favorite Albums

Mickey Yarber

The Retro Network is presenting another Round Table, where members come together to discuss a common theme. This Round Table features some of our favorite albums. Check out the alumni’s favorite albums, then use the CONTINUE READING…

Jaws 3-D
'70s

Memorable Sharks in Pop Culture History

Mickey Yarber

Throughout the years, people everywhere have been fascinated with sharks. So it’s no wonder that sharks of all kinds have popped up in various forms of pop culture in the decades of mass entertainment. As CONTINUE READING…

Street Sharks
'90s

Rediscover the ’90s: Street Sharks!

Mickey Yarber

The world of half-human, half-animal mutants got a little meaner with the release of 1995’s Street Sharks. These bad boys didn’t need any ninja training or rat sensais—they were buff, scary, and had a mouth full CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Friday Flix: July 1992

Pitfall Gary

We have hit the dog days of summer. Growing up there was no air conditioning in our house. In the hot, humid Iowa summers it was miserable. After playing outside for hours, I’d cool off CONTINUE READING…

'70s

Summer Reading Program, Day 5: Death, Time, and Fate

Eric Vardeman

By the time I hit tenth grade, my penchant for reading had slowly been replaced with a new hobby: playing guitar. It’s all I did in my spare time and recreational reading fell by the CONTINUE READING…

Features

Summer Reading Program: A season full of books

Karen Flieger

When Eric announced his idea for this series, I was very excited. Books have always been a big part of my life. My mom always read and the library was a frequent errand for us.  CONTINUE READING…

'70s

Summer Reading Program, Day 4: S.E. Hinton and The Life of A Dog…

Eric Vardeman

Ninth grade me had a huge crush on an tenth grader in my Biology class. She was blonde, cute and very flirty. So when I found out that she was a library aid during my CONTINUE READING…

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