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...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 23, 2020 | Read
Of all the expired and long gone junk food products over the past 30-40 years there is one stand out that is probably the most popular and loved item by an entire generation of 80s obsessed kids-at-heart, Hi-C Ecto Cooler. Sure, we love our Ninja Turtle custard pies,...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 15, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Pretty sure I’ve addressed this a million times on this site, but one of the aspects that makes me so hungry for revisiting my childhood is the simple fact that so much of what I had as a kid lives in the various landfills in Florida, Georgia, and New Hampshire...