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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.
Day 1 of the Halloween Countdown: This season’s store visits…
So, for this first day of October, and for the first official post of the Halloween countdown...
Cartoon Commentary! Eyes of the Hawk, Ears of the Wolf, Strength of the Bear, Speed of the Puma!
What a week. I never realized just how insane an office move could be. Even though the physical...
Cartoon Commentary! A horde quickie!
Today’s Cartoon Commentary! is going to be a quick one as I’m so busy at work I...
Peel Here #78, It’s even based on true events, sort of…
It’s been forever and a day since I saw the movie that the stickers below are...
Cartoon Commentary! Battle Cat in a play bow…
I feel like I’m so behind in keeping a regular posting schedule around here. My day...
Cartoon Commentary! Loo-Kee another animation cel!
I figured since I started sharing my animation cel collection last week with an Orko Cel from...
Cartoon Commentary! is back, KINDA!
It’s been awhile since I had a moment to sit down and sort of deconstruct a cartoon...
Peel Here #77, Go, Go, Gadget-Adhesive-Remover!
Finally got a chance to post again, the day job has been sapping my strength. I thought I...
Peel Here #76, I pity the fool who don’t know a jive turkey pirate when he sees one…
I m starting to get to the end of my personal 80s sticker collection (but don’t worry, I...
Peel Here #75, Finding a ‘gem’ in the WW: Chicago quarter bins…
It just occurred to me that it’s been weeks since I posted a new Peel Here column. ...
Wizard World Chicago, part 1!
Well, I’m finally back from vacation (both from a trip to Florida to visit the family,...
Announcing Branded in the 80s, THE MAGAZINE!
Well, I’ve been mentioning it a bit here and there for going on a month, but I feel a...
Peel Here #74, Let the orange and black fur fly…
While sharing Shana Bilbrey’s sticker collection last week I realized that we had a...
Peel Here #73, Sharing a guest’s collection, Cat-Style!
I’ve got something a little special for this week’s Peel Here, scans of a vintage...
Peel Here #72, Our cruisers can’t repel firepower of that magnitude!
Well, though I’m a few days late on the actual anniversary, I thought in honor of Return...
Kids in the Hall … Live in Atlanta 5/24/2008
I finally got a chance this past weekend to see five guys that have had the most influence over...
The Essential TV Guide Fall Previews of the 80s, Part 5: 1982!
Apparently I really started perking up and paying attention to the new fall schedule sometime...
Peel Here #71, Q: Where does a Bigfoot sit when he stays at your place? A: Anywhere he wants. Ugg…
For this week’s edition of Peel Here I thought I’d break out my collection of...
Peel Here #70, We’ve Got Each Other, Sharing the Laughter and Love, no Really we do!
For today’s post I thought I’d dip a little later into the 80s for a look at a...
Filling the gap in the Essential 80s Saturday Morning Cartoon Ads…
Well, I did a little bit of website maintenance this past weekend, most of which is geared...
Peel Here #69, Grab your hoverboards, and get ready for some ahead-of-its-time 80s nostalgia!
Before I jump into this week’s Peel Here I wanted to take a second to say that I’m...
The Essential TV Guide Fall Previews of the 80s, Part 2: 1980!
I guess if I’m going to do a 10+ week series of these TV Guide Fall Preview issues from...
Peel Here #68, Food premiums!
I thought I’d do something a little different for this week’s Peel Here column....
The Essential TV Guide Fall Previews of the 80s, Part 1: 1981!
About a year or so ago I stumbled upon something pretty cool on eBay that I thought would be...
Peel Here #67, Beetlejuice, BEETLEjuice, BEETLEJUICE!!!
Wow, times flies around here when I’m not posting on a more regular basis. I’m more...
Peel Here #66, Shield your eyes from the brilliance of Lazer Blazers!
Well, if anyone is wondering why the posts have slowed down so much lately, there is a reason,...
Peel Here #65, Hide your cats…
As a quick aside before I plunge into the Peel Here column proper I’d like to say that I...
Peel Here #64, She’s So Unusual!!!
This week’s Peel Here is brought to you by insane side effects to prescribed medications....