by Shawn Robare | Aug 3, 2023 | Read
About a year ago I stumbled onto something pretty amazing while searching vintage lunchboxes on eBay. There was a box featuring an 80s property (what appeared to be a cartoon and toy brand), that I had never heard of before, and it is stunning. Now, I’m not going to...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 28, 2023 | Read
Over the past few decades, I’ve been blessed to have rubbed elbows and met some extremely awesome people that I’m lucky to call my friends. Some of these folks were creators I admired from afar, and some of them were aspiring nostalgic writers like myself, just...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 11, 2023 | Read
A little over 10 years ago, back in the Fall of 2012 my best friend Paxton and I began brainstorming an idea for a podcast that would come to be known as the Cult Film Club. We went back and fourth on names and ideas for the show, but things really started to gel when...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 6, 2023 | Read
I’m always on the lookout for a few 80s era collectibles that I deem as essential pick-ups if I can find them for the right price. This is stuff that I actually use either because I think it’s awesome and fun, or because I legitimately prefer it to any...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 3, 2023 | Read
It seems like there are a million and one computer-driven visual art fads that have popped up in the last few years, but when Dalle-2 and Midjourney hit things got extremely weird. Typically these art generators come in the form of apps that are filter-based and are...
by Shawn Robare | Feb 25, 2023 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve talked about this before, but as I get older it’s kind of weird and interesting to step out of my own mind for a second and watch as my collecting habits morph and change. Though I’m still heavily leaning into nostalgic items when I add to the...
