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80s Movie Musicals Lost to the Sands of Time
The Apple (1980) The Apple was a pretty big flop when it was released, like most of the movies on this list. But it has gained cult status over the years for its weirdly camp nature and over-the-top performances. Plus the music isn’t half bad. It also took place in...
Weekly Rewind for the Week of September 10th, 2023
The game industry is reeling from Unity's news that they will start charging developers a per-install fee for their engine. This disruptive move has been met with universal contempt and confusion. Below is the September YouTube playlist.Weekly FindsI pull a lot of the...
Unity to Charge Developers a Install Fee For Games starting 1/1/2024
UPDATE: They have largely walked back a number of the outrageous claims but there are still a ton of questions, especially on who is responsible for things like XBox Game Pass. Will it be Microsoft and Sony? Will it be the developers? The links below are still valid...
Films from the Aughts that Terrified and Disgusted Audiences
I have long been a fan of horror films, and before I learned that I was color blind and did not have the patience or talent for makeup, I wanted to be a special effects artist. Movies like F/X and magazines like Fangoria really nailed my desire home. And while I will...
Weekly Rewind for the Week of September 3rd, 2023
Pretty slow week around here, unfortunately. Just some backend work done on Google Analytics. Below is the YouTube playlist for September.Weekly FindsI pull a lot of the items about gaming and movie news here from a number of sources: The Atari Age forums, Retro Indie...
Are You Nostalgic for Things You Never Experienced?
I was recently reading through a post on a 70s and 80s group on Facebook about McDonalds birthday parties. People were gushing about how amazing they used to be. About how the servers were smiling and they had such amazing cakes. Some of the franchises had the various...
Weekly Rewind for the Week of August 27th, 2023
Sometime since the last time I scheduled a number of posts on Twitter (the site now known obliquely as X), Tweet Deck moved behind the subscriber paywall. It makes sense, Tweet Deck was an official interface to schedule tweets and have multiple columns of Twitter...
September 2023 Playlist
Here is the Youtube playlist for each day in September 2023. Or just watch the videos below. YouTube Playlist Spotify PlaylistMiddle of the Road - "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" (1971) 1 September 2023 Middle of the Road released the pop-induced and lyrically dark single...
10 Stone Fox Hits of 1974
Know what a stone fox is? I was a kid in the 70s, so I wasn’t really hip to the lingo for hot girls. But when I was looking up the jive talk from the time, I couldn’t help myself. So here are 10 Stone Fox Hits of 1974. Celebrate these kick-ass women of the mid-1970s!...
Weekly Rewind for the Week of August 13th, 2023
Yet another slow week here with the paying job requiring my time as we prepare for the Fall semester. Spotify Music playlist for July 2023 Below is the same YouTube playlist.Daily Drop RoundupYou can get daily drops in your socials wherever you live. First Facebook...