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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.
Flip that last issue of Dynamite magazine to reveal an issue of Arcade!
As a quick follow up to yesterday's Dynamite magazine post, I thought I'd also post the flips...
D-Y-N-A-M-I-T-E!
Since I shared an issue of the 80s kid's magazine Hot Dog! last week I thought it would be fun...
Hugging Robots Unite!
So I meant to post about this a week ago, but I finally found an insanely well-stocked vintage...
I wish I could still get a subscription to Hot Dog!
Looking back, I spent an inordinate amount of time reading as a kid, though I never really had...
Peel Here #98: These stickers will break you…
When I think about growing up as an American in the 80s, three things come to mind, seeing Lee...
The Essential TV Guide Fall Preview Issues of the 80s, Part 7: 1983!
When looking through the TV Guide Fall Preview issues that came out between 1977-1990, I...
Peel Here #97: Finally, Robotech.
Robotech is one of the main cartoons and toy-lines that I mostly missed out on in the 80s. I...
Okay boys, this time it’s girl’s choice only…
For this week's Awesomely Overdue Books column I thought I'd continue on with some more Find...
What would Optimus Prime do? You Decide!
Recently a couple of blogs that I frequent celebrated their four-year anniversaries (Old Man...
Saturday Supercast 25 – Christmas, Part 2!
Like a playful snowball to the face, The Saturday Supercast is back again with episode 25! In...
Saturday Supercast 24 – The Year Without a Santa Claus!
Jiminycrickets these past two months have been hectic. As you've probably already deduced...
Peel Here #95: You’ll no longer believe that a man can fly as you see all the bad wirework…
Peel Here is back after the Halloween hiatus, and I've had some fun with the research for this...
31 Days of Monsters: A Full Recap!
Well, I just wanted to do a quick re-cap of this year's Halloween Countdown. I hope...
31 Days of Monsters: #31, Oh the Horror!
Welcome back to the final day of my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! I can't...
31 Days of Monsters: #30, Weird Green SpiderDogCat!
We're down to the second to last day of 2009's spooky event, the 31 Days of Monsters Countdown...
31 Days of Monsters: #29, Cthulhu, eat your heart out!
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! We're into the top...
31 Days of Monsters: #28, Roller-Coaster Dragon!
We're really getting down to the wire here, and imho these monsters are getting pretty messed...
Saturday Supercast Episode 23, Halloween Cartoon Specials!
Well, technically, it's not a Branded podcast, but the Saturday Supercast is back after a brief...
31 Days of Monsters: #27, Red & Handy!
Welcome to day 27 of my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! In honor of the 25th...
31 Days of Monsters: #26, Terror Dog!
We're in the home stretch now on day 26. For all of those joining me for the first time,...
31 Days of Monsters: #25, Famine!
Well, we're into the last week of the Halloween festivities here at Branded in the 80s; there...
31 Days of Monsters: #24, Ghoulish Gloopy!
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! In honor of the 25th...
31 Days of Monsters: #23, Bony Slug!
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! In honor of the 25th...
31 Days of Monsters: #22, Squid Alien!
Well, we're entering the top 10 of the creepiest monsters on this 31 Days of Monsters Halloween...
31 Days of Monsters: #21, The 1st demon, Hob Anagarak!
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! We're closing out the third...
31 Days of Monsters: #20, Dracula or a Man-Bat!
It's beginning to feel a lot like…Day 20…here at my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween...
31 Days of Monsters: #19, Eww, just ew…
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! I can't believe it’s already...
31 Days of Monsters: #18, Inside-out Rat thing!
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Monsters Halloween countdown! We're up to Day 18. In...