Excuse me, are those Bugle Boy jeans you’re wearing?
Is it weird to feel nostalgic about something that you don't really have any business feeling nostalgic about? Like if it's something that was never really meant for you to begin with because you're not its target audience, but you kinda just miss seeing the thing...
Two TMNT Birthdays, 30 Years Apart
As I woke up this morning, dreading the fact that I was turning 40, I started off the day ignoring the influx of Happy Birthday texts and trying to keep a low profile. Then I went downstairs and saw the pile of gifts against a backdrop of TMNT party decorations...
Hi-C: The Box that (Literally) Rocks!
It's not every day you stop by your parents' house to drop off the kids and they randomly hand you a rare artifact from your childhood because they just so happened to clean out the attic over the weekend, but that totally happened to me this past week. ...
Rediscovering MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob
Despite having an intense nostalgia for all things ‘80s and ‘90s and constantly feeding this addiction in the form of media hoarding, toy collecting and rare purchases, every now and then I discover forgotten slices of pop culture that somehow managed to completely...
Every Pocket Rockers Song in One Playlist
If you were one of the lucky kids who had Pocket Rockers in the 80s, you belonged to a very exclusive club of kids who could play their favorite pop music hits wherever they went, much to the annoyance of every adult around them. Pocket Rockers were small, handheld...
Thank you for being a friend…
Picture it. Baltimore. Christmas morning. 2019. In a world where only one out of four Golden Girls is still alive (in before Betty White passes away), I was delighted-- nay overjoyed--to unwrap my favorite sassy seniors in 8" action figure form. JUST LOOK AT THEM!...
I need shoulder pads to go with this amazingly tacky mug
Career women everywhere: celebrate your climb up the corporate ladder with a mug that tells the world, "I know how to type 65 words per minute." Yes, that's right, this mug is AMAZING. And not only because it features an awkwardly-posed Gena Davis lookalike. Stare...
I just inherited more vinyl records than I know what to do with.
When my parents told me they wanted to get rid of their vinyl record collection--complete with vintage model turntable--I jumped at the chance to own a rather large chunk of my own musical upbringing. I couldn't bear the thought of so many of my early...
Bike Dancing & Ass Sliding: Timeless
Over at Cult Film Club last week, we covered the classic 1986 BMX movie Rad (which, by the way, has managed in just a few days to become one of the most downloaded episodes we've ever recorded) and, weirdly, I'm starting to see references to the movie pop up...
‘Ping Pong Summer’ Makes Me Miss the Ocean City of the 80’s
As someone who's lived my entire life in Baltimore and spent the many summers of my 1980's youth in Ocean City, Maryland, I kind of feel like it's my civic duty to spread the word about Ping Pong Summer, a new indie film out this weekend. Filmed entirely on...
9 Snobby Foods I Learned About from Watching Movies
As someone who was raised on hot dogs and chicken McNuggets, it wasn't until later in life that I really began to broaden my culinary horizons. Nowadays I love trying new and exotic foods and experimenting with recipes. I've been called a "foodie" before, but I...
I need tiny hands to play these mini arcade cabinets…
Sometime last year (in the spring, maybe? honestly, I've been out of the blogging loop so long, I don't remember) friend, fellow blogger & TMNT fan Tommy over at Top Hat Sasquatch posted some photos of mini arcade cabinets that looked to be the perfect size for...
