Green Acres
Television

The Rural Purge at CBS

In the early 1970s, Fred Silverman undertook a radical plan to remake CBS. What resulted was the programming bloodbath known as the rural purge.

Nerds Cereal
Food

A Tribute to Nerds Cereal

You know me and food. We have a love/hate relationship. I love it when it’s around, but I hate it when it’s gone. Just like Nerds cereal. Loved it from the moment I saw it…and

Garbage Pail Kids
General Pop Culture

15 Vintage Garbage Pail Kids Favorites

I recently received an amazing package in the mail from a friend who had inherited his older brother’s childhood collectibles. Mixed among the comic books and Marvel Universe trading cards were a cardboard time capsule of the ’80s that I was not expecting, Garbage Pail Kids!

Nick at Nite
Television

A Look Back at Nick at Nite

This coming week will celebrate 35 years of Nick at Nite, the family-friendly programming block during the evening hours on Nickelodeon.  On July 1, 1985, Nick at Nite launched with only a handful of shows