by Shawn Robare | May 23, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
When you find yourself perusing the internet looking for 30 year-old stickers, sometimes you can’t fight that battle with precision strikes, yanking only the desired sheets, sets, and singles from auctions. In the past 10 years folks who sell ephemera like...
by Shawn Robare | May 22, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
You know what I haven’t talked about in a long time? Stickers. In the early days of this site I spent an inordinate amount of time discussing 80s era stickers and sticker collecting. I probably burnt myself out on the subject a bit, but that never stopped me...
by Shawn Robare | May 8, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I tend to sidestep talk of modern nostalgia-themed pop culture here at Branded because nine times out of ten I really don’t dig most of it. Most of the movies mining 80s era properties, either the relaunches of older cartoons and television series like the...
by Shawn Robare | May 3, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve been a fan of Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) since I first saw his HBO special with my mother one summer weekend in the early 80s. The humor was perfect for my age, and just raunchy enough at the corners that decades later I’m still finding new bits...
by Shawn Robare | Apr 29, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Most times when I watch movies and TV I can’t help but go into a sort of Knight Rider-esque Super Pursuit Mode. It’s like I divide my attention evenly between soaking in the story, the technique, and the production design. I’m not claiming any...
by Shawn Robare | Apr 28, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
If there’s one thing that running an 80s-themed website has taught me over the last 13 years it’s that one has to really be proactive in order to avoid sadness and ennui that future nostalgia will inevitably bring. Nostalgia is by nature one of the more...
