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I’ve been writing about pop culture for almost 20 years and I can’t imagine stopping any time soon. Here you’ll find all of my current articles and an archive of the stuff I wrote for my defunct site, Branded in the 80s.
PCP Spotlight #10, Ladyjaye bringing the Turtles to Eidos!
It’s been a little while, but the Post Card Project is back with a new reader to...
Move over TMNTs, The Transformers are going to Hang Ten!
So, picking up from where I left off last week when discussing some of the things that jumped...
A Little Halloween in July!
Longtime readers of the site will know that Halloween is a big deal at Branded. ...
90s era SNICK is coming back, and I hope it brings Pete and Pete with it…
Did you know that Nickelodeon, based on fan outcry, was planning to bring back a chunk of their...
Taking a closer look at Season 1 of the Transformers…
I’ve spent the last five years building a library of cartoons on DVD and sometimes I fear...
The smurfiest book I’ve read all summer!
One night when I was about 4 years old my mother was helping me get ready for bed when she...
Post Card Project Spotlight #9, taking a trip to Saturday World!
It’s time for another PCP spotlight, and this week it’s on Jason who runs the great...
Monster in My Pocket + M.U.S.C.L.E.s = OMFG! Series 1!
If there’s one aspect of this site that I tend to neglect, it’s a lot of the more...
PCP #8, Stalking thorugh upstate New York, it’s Jason Vorhees!
Catching back up with the Post Card Project, today’s feature is on Jason who has a great...
Easy Cheese Part Deux, I love the smell of cheese in the morning…
A couple weeks ago I wrote a piece taking a look at the general history of that crazy canned,...
Peel Here #112, Of course Robo Force stickers are puffy, makes them more hugable!
I was rifling though my personal cabinet at work looking for my sketchbook when I came across...
Post Card Project Spotlight #7, Gonzalexx!
Today’s PCP spotlight is on Jose Gonzales, one of the nicest and most supportive people...
Before this cheese was Easy it was the perfect Snack Mate!
A couple weeks ago I was in a rush during the morning routine. For some reason it seemed...
PCP #6, I always wanted to shake a severed hand…
Today’s PCP spotlight is on Micki who hails from the other side of the pond, all the way...
Wax Paper Pop Art #27, The most powerful wrappers in the universe!
Today is Friday the 13th which seems like the perfect opportunity to share some cool Jason...
PCP Spotlight #5, can you heat the howl of the Claymation Werewolf?
Today’s PCP spotlight is on J.C & Leslie Beirau, a couple of cool folks out of Ohio...
Sifting through mountains of old magazines pays off…
I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time in my life combing through paper. Aside from the...
PCP Spotlight #4, It’s a beautiful day in the Neighborhood!
Before I get into the spotlight I just wanted to say thanks to all the wonderful folks who...
Peel Here #111: A Grossville High School Reunion!
It’s not very often that I get a chance to revisit a set of stickers I’ve shared...
PCP #3, There’s a little strange kid in all of us…
For this week’s spotlight we’re going to get a glimpse at one heck of a wonderfully...
PCP #2 – Dangermouse!
For the second reader spotlight we have to go all the way over the pond to the UK to visit Mark...
Learning to cook with the Muppet Babies!
Last week’s post on the DC Comics cookbook insert from the 1981 reminded me that I have...
Man, that peach blush toilet paper realy ties the bathroom together…
One of the weirder areas of nostalgia for me lies within the realm of the not-so-exciting...
PCP Spotlight on Christopher Tupa!
A little over a month ago I was inspired by a contest held over at the Retroist as well as...
Putting the banana in the Batman…
Thought I’d take a second today to share this great gift that I received in the mail in...
Peel Here #110: Presto Magix, or scrapbooking for nerdy children…
I was picking through a pile of ephemera that I plan on sharing on Branded in the future when I...
Creepy advertising for the Spiral Zone
Before I step away from the Spiral Zone for awhile I thought I’d talk about another...
Surrender or pay the consequences!
The end of the 80s really was a time of transition for me, not so much in that the decade was...
Wax Paper Pop Art #26, Sucking at a video game was never so pretty…
For today’s WWPA I thought I’d share a wrapper for a set of cards and stickers that...
Wax Paper Pop Art #25, the Rocket Launcher edition…
Since I ended up talking about the Rambo cartoon yesterday it only seems fitting to end the...