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Billy Idol Video Spotlight

We shine this week’s spotlight on Billy Idol. Idol started his solo career right as MTV was starting to take off. My absolute favorite Idol song is also the first hit he scored in the

Retro Rerun Review: Night Court

Brandon Leftridge

Welcome back to another stirring installment of Retro Rerun Review. This week’s randomly selected show is Night Court, a long-running comedy about court that, you know, took place at night. But if that premise isn’t

Retro Ramblings: The Glory Days of Pizza Hut

Mickey Yarber

Pizza Hut in the 80s and 90s was great. Relive everything you miss, and all the things that made it great back in the glory days of Pizza Hut.

Duran Duran Video Spotlight

Eric Vardeman

The first two cassette tapes that I ever bought were Midnight Madness by Night Ranger and Duran Duran’s Seven and The Ragged Tiger. Two VERY different bands but I’m unashamed to say I loved Duran

My Soundtrack of High School

Eric Vardeman

I have a lot of memories from high school. Not vague recollections but vivid images of events and people and when I recount those memories and stories to people, I get an all too common

Pictorial: The 17 Original Nintendo Entertainment System Games Released in 1985

Mickey Yarber

A pictorial guide to the first 17 games for the original NES. The box art of these original games is simple, yet elegant, and wonderful pieces of artwork in their own right.

Big Money No Whammies! The Scandal That Shook the Game Show World

Mickey Yarber

In 1984, a man named Michael Larson racked up more winnings than anyone was thought possible on the game show, Press Your Luck. It wasn’t just luck, and the world of games shows would never be the same.

Heisenberg: My ’80s Contraband Life

Eric Vardeman

Copying music from the radio in the ’80s was just a way of life. We never thought of the ramifications of what we were doing. This is my story…the story of a music pirate.

Pac-Man in Print! Some of His Best Adverts From the ’80s

Jason Gross

Pac-Man has been a constant part of our pop culture lives since 1980. Take a look back at some memorable ads featuring the yellow hero we all love.

What If Tom Selleck Accepted Indiana Jones and Other ’80s Role Reversals

Jason Gross

What would happen if Tom Selleck was Indian Jones instead of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones? Or Tom Hanks instad of Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams?

If You Watch Field of Dreams…He Will Cry.

Jason Gross

Why field of dreams makes me cry more than any other ’80s movie.