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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.
Peel Here & Scream, Day 24!
Today begins the final week of the 2015 Countdown to Halloween, and that special night is...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 23!
I thought I'd round out this second to last week in this 2015 Countdown with another sheet of...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 22!
The 2015 Branded Countdown to Halloween keeps on chugging along and today I have a couple more...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 21!
There are only 10 days left until Halloween. Cripes, this month is flying by. Well, today is...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 20!
Welcome back to day 20 of the Branded in the 80s, Peel Here & Scream Countdown to Halloween...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 19!
Well, we're almost two thirds into the 2015 Countdown to Halloween as there are only 12 more...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 18!
I've sort of been saving the extra cute stickers for the weekends during this month of...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 17!
Welcome back to the 2015 Branded Halloween sticker countdown! A couple days ago I posted what...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 16!
Well, we're right at the halfway point for this year's Countdown to Halloween and I have to say...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 15!
We're almost halfway through the 2015 Countdown to Halloween and it's really starting to feel...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 14!
Welcome back to the Peel Here & Scream, the 2015 Branded Countdown to Halloween. Well,...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 13!
So, changing things up just a bit for day 13 of the Countdown to Halloween I thought it would...
Peel Here & Scream! Day 12…
Welcome back to week 2 of the Countdown to Halloween here at Branded in the 80s. To kick...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 11!
Today's Countdown to Halloween post is a another short but cute one as I take a moment to share...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 10!
This week has been pretty crazy in terms of day job and freelance work, so I'm gonna cut right...
Peel Here & Scream! Day 9…
We're nearing the end of the first full week of the Countdown to Halloween here at Branded. ...
Peel Here & Scream! Day 8…
For today's edition of Peel Here & Scream I'm going super traditional with a couple of...
Peel Here & Scream! Day 7…
For day seven of the Countdown to Halloween I'm jump back into my collection of spooky stickers...
Peel Here & SCREAM! Day 5…
It's the start of the first full week of October and it's been a great season. The house is...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 4!
It's the first Sunday of the Countdown to Halloween. It's been a pretty good October so far. ...
Peel Here & SCREAM! Day 3…
Welcome back to the Branded in the 80s Halloween Sticker Spooktac...er...actually I've decided...
Peel Here & Scream, Day 2…
Continuing the Halloweeny sticker fun this month, today I have another sheet of vintage...
Peel Here: Halloween Sticker Spooktacular
It's hard to break tradition, and the October tradition at Branded is to do my very best to...
Thunder in Your Heart Thunderdome!
Back in 1997 when I first saw the Paul Thomas Anderson flick Boogie Nights I felt like my brain...
Retro Con or Bust…
A couple weekends ago my girlfriend Jaime and I made the trek up to Oaks, Pennsylvania...
Of Mystery Boxes, Laserpunks, and Kismet…
A few months ago my buddy Ed over at AEIOU & Sometimes Why tipped me off to a mystery box...
These 1984 Donruss BMX trading cards are Rad!
There are a lot of great 80s era pop culture collectibles on display at Branded HQ; toys,...
Awesome 80s Bedrooms: The Making Contact Edition
It's been a little while since I dove in and deconstructed an awesome 80s era pop culture...
The Official Unofficial Visionaries Collectors Guide & Contest!
**CONTEST UPDATE** And the winner of the Visionaries Collector's Guide is... Ryan,...
Lost in the wonderful world of Mr. Product
As a kid I spent a disproportionate amount of time wandering around supermarkets and discount...