Retro Nostalgia to the Max!
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Blame It on the Beat: Music-Filled Movies with Sharp Social Commentary
True, the mark of a successful music or dance movie is whether it gets viewers singing along or on their feet moving. But the really great ones go a little farther and get us thinking.
10 Classic Cartoon Theme Song Rankings
Grab your bowl of Cap’n Crunch, put some fresh batteries in the remote, and let’s take a listen to the top 10 cartoon theme songs of the ’80s!
Turn On Your Heartlight: A Drive-In Movie Family First
Finding a silver lining during the middle of a pandemic is hard, but one mother did just that with a family’s first trip to a drive-in movie theater.
Maybe What We’re Chasing Isn’t Nostalgia, but Closure.
Skating pioneer Tony Hawk reminds us that embracing endings is satisfying, painful, and necessary.
Before Blockbuster and Redbox There Was Video Vendor
Forget candy and sodas! Video Vendor was a fully automated self-service VHS vending machine from 1984. Eat your heart out, Redbox!
Out of Order: An Abandoned Arcade Warehouse
What may be treasured memories for most of us are just business assets for others, quick to be discarded when their usefulness is over.