Retroist
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I have always been a big fan of nostalgia. From an early age, I liked reading about and collecting things from the past. The Retroist is the digital expression of my appreciation for all of those things. My posts tend to jump around by decade. While I really enjoy stuff from the Seventies, Eighties, and Nineties, I enjoy occasionally taking a stroll in the deeper and more recent past.
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2w ago
Skip-It is probably best-remembered as a Nineties toy, but the history of this skipping toy actually goes back to the Sixties ..read more
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2w ago
Yes, they were a TV show and "fake" band, but their self-effacing subversiveness was very rock and roll ..read more
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3w ago
In many episodes of Quincy, M.E. there is a subtle reminder of the United States' complicated relationship with the Metric System ..read more
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1M ago
If you grew up with watching Snoopy in holiday specials, you know the lovable beagle doesn't talk in cartoons, but in 1985 he actually did ..read more
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1M ago
It could have been the sport of the future, but Photon only lasted a couple of years ..read more
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1M ago
In 1984 Lorne Michaels helmed a brand new sketch comedy show. Fortunately for those who celebrate his long run on SNL, it didn't last ..read more