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Read more : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Said Knock You Out!
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn’t really appear on my radar until the early 1990s. I was cursorily aware of the color-coded terrapin ninjas…
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Read more : Christmastime is Tough in Frogtown Hollow
Like most kids of my generation, I was a devout follower of the teachings of Jim Henson. As it is was for most, it…
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Read more : Boxes Full of Halloween
Halloween came in a box when I was growing up. Or at least, most of my Halloween costumes did. The moment the first leaf…
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Read more : Haunted Halloween Mix-Tape
October is here and so begins the month-long celebration of the spooky and macabre as we count the days until Halloween. Unfortunately this also…
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Read more : Uh-Oh, SpaghettiOs!
It’s no secret that I’m fond of revisiting my past. Recently, this temporal wanderlust was prompted by my taste buds. A sudden craving for one…
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Read more : Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Past
If you grew up ensnared in the hypnotic glow of 1980s television, you probably remember Max Headroom, the “computer generated” TV personality from the…
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Read more : Building a Better Spock
A 12″ tall Parker Stevenson action figure lived in my toy box when I was young. To be fair, it was less of an…
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Read more : Brave New Geek
Though I’ve been a lifelong comic book reader with a reverence for the creators behind the content, and an enthusiast of the geekier aspects…
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Read more : Birthday Cake or Death
Someone once told me that freshly baked bread begins the process of going stale the moment it leaves the oven. I don’t remember who…
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Read more : Being Bobcat Goldthwait
Anyone familiar with Bobcat Goldthwait might consider him an odd role model for a thirteen year old, but in 1987 his tremulous blend of humor…
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Read more : Fill it to the Rim: The Brim Recollection
American media is riddled with sales pitches that promise immediately gratifying health, happiness, and satisfaction. As intended, this kind of manipulation certainly worked on…
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Read more : Mr. T and the Island of Misfit Ts
Before becoming a household name, Mr. T grew up in the Chicago projects, served in the US Army Military Police Corps, worked as a…
