The Allusions of Pop Culture
Most times when I watch movies and TV I can’t help but go into a sort of Knight Rider-esque...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Apr 29, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs | 0 |
Most times when I watch movies and TV I can’t help but go into a sort of Knight Rider-esque...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Nov 2, 2015 | Branded in the 80s | 6 |
Almost two years ago I dug through my books and piles of ephemera to gather together my collection...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Sep 24, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Overdue Books, Personal | 10 |
For the majority of my life I was, well, let’s say pretty husky. As a very young kid I was...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Sep 8, 2014 | Branded in the 80s | 6 |
The land of Branded has basically been an empty field populated only by the sound of crickets...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Apr 4, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Toys | 6 |
If the 80s was all about an insane amount of merchandising and toy branding, there was one small...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 10, 2014 | Branded in the 80s | 18 |
I was recently flipping through a few of my issues of ThunderCats magazine (as you do) and decided...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jan 30, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Toys | 26 |
So it was announced today that the 7th official Lego Cuusoo project is going to be brick artist...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jan 10, 2014 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs, Cartoon Commentary, Overdue Books | 21 |
I know every generation says this about the decades when they came of age, but growing up in the...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Dec 10, 2013 | Awesome 80s Bedrooms, Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs | 24 |
In my quest to document some of the awesome kid’s bedrooms from 80s flicks I’ve been...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Dec 4, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs, Overdue Books | 6 |
I’ll be the first person to admit that I have my gaze set firmly in the past when thinking...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 22, 2013 | Branded in the 80s | 6 |
The fine folks over at 8 Bit Zombie recently started selling sets of stickers, patches, and button in what they’re calling Power Packs. I’ve been a fan of their clothing and retro themed items for awhile (Proud...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jun 7, 2010 | Branded in the 80s | 5 |
Well, it’s officially here, the 25th anniversary of the Goonies. I feel kind of lucky that I was more or less at the perfect age for a flick like this (I was seven, just about to turn eight) where I could both...
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