by Shawn Robare | Sep 21, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
As an avid collector of trading cards, specifically those non-sports pop culture sets released by Topps over the last 50 years, I have to say that there has never been a better time to be steeped in the hobby. Between re-releases of classic cards and stickers (ala...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 23, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This week’s assignment from the League is a really fun one (suggested by Poe Ghostal over at PG’s Points of Articulation) that invites the members to program their own dream Saturday morning cartoon line-up. The SMC programming block is an...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 16, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
**Update, the 15th and final Mixtape has now been sent out. Thanks everyone who requested one!** This week’s assignment from the League is all about the tunes we used to jam back in our high school days, and the mixtapes we made along the way. Basically, the...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 14, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Twenty five years ago today The Monster Squad was released in theaters. August 14th, 1987. I was ten years-old, and though I didn’t see it on the 14th, I was at the theater bright and early for the first showing on a Saturday the following week, the 22nd. The...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 1, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This week’s assignment from the League is all about capturing the last vestiges of summer and planning a dream pop culture road trip. Honestly, I’m sort of sick of summer and am ready for it to be Halloween, but that won’t stop me from pondering...
