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Bon Voyage On the Good Ship Lollipop: RIP Shirley Temple
I've never been a fan of child actors/actresses, and even less of a fan of today's mini-sized reality TV "stars" such as Honey Boo Boo. But a few weeks ago I caught the 1934 Shirley Temple movie Bright...
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How to Succeed with Brunettes
I never know when inspiration for a Go Retro blog post is going to strike. Earlier today I was watching Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (more soon on why I was home watching this show) when one of the...
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Turn and Face the Strain: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
You may have noticed that Go Retro is suddenly being updated more frequently these days. There's a good reason for it.A little over a week ago, my position at my full-time job was eliminated. I've been...
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A Valentine for Peter Strauss
For the life of me, I will never understand why Peter Strauss never became a huge, bona fide movie star in every sense of the word. He had (has) looks, charm, talent, and class. Very little media...
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Movie Review: Men Don't Tell (1993)
"It's not supposed to happen. But it does, more often than you think. And when it does..."With Peter Strauss on my mind since last week's post, I decided to look up and watch the 1993 television movie...
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Whatever Happened to...Celebs Aging Naturally?
When the legendary actress Kim Novak exclaimed "Frozen!" during last night's Academy Awards, I couldn't tell if she was talking about the movie or her face. I know I wasn't the only viewer who was a...
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I Am the One Who Hawks: Bryan Cranston's TV Commercials
I must confess one thing before starting this blog post: I've never watched a single episode of Breaking Bad. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen even a clip of the acclaimed series. I know, I know,...
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The Jordache Look: A Look Back at Rich Man, Poor Man
Note: there are spoilers in this post.Last week I was a little bit down in the dumps. I felt so empty, and so betrayed.You see, I had finally finished watching the entire series of Rich Man, Poor Man...
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Products for Playboys
I recently had a gander at the Playboy online store, and was surprised to see a rather skimpy array of the usual yawn-inducing branded products...t-shirts, mugs, and fragrances. From what I recently...
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Dial It Down, Already: My Long Overdue Rant About Smartphones
The smartphone is both a blessing and a bane of our modern existence. I'd be a hypocrite if I said I never used my mobile phone or didn't find it useful, but then again, I use it far less than the...
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Three Ads Too Good Not to Share #12: Awesomely Awkward Copywriting
File these ads under "wow--what were they thinking?" Or maybe, "were they thinking at all?" I have no explanations for these copywriting gaffes...if they were gaffes at all, and completely intentional...
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Mickey Rooney's Racist Role
Mickey Rooney passed away earlier this week at the age of 93, and he's being remembered for many beloved roles; as a horse lover, two that come to mind instantly for me are the jaded jockey Mi Taylor...
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The Grandmother Who Fought Porn: Mary Avara
If you went to see a movie in a Maryland theater between 1960 and 1981, then anything you watched--even if it was a Disney film--was approved by Mary Avara and her movie censor board. For 21 years,...
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Slob Nation: Why Do So Many People Today Dress Like Hobos in Public?
I've complained on here before about the way people--Americans in particular--dress today, but the topic is worth revisiting. The massive decline in dressing nicely and appropriately in our country has...
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Movie Review: Tuff Turf (1985)
So I just finished watching this movie called Tuff Turf and I have a bold yet exciting premonition to announce: keep your eyes on this James Spader kid, because I have the feeling he's going to be...
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So Long, Barbara Walters
Truth be told, I'm not a big fan of Barbara Walters. My distaste for her began sometime in the 1990s, when she started interviewing (and therefore bringing attention to) incarcerated perpetrators of...
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The Junior High Dance
Note: none of these kids are my former classmates; it's just a random photo I grabbed.It's prom season, and I've seen a few bloggers waxing nostalgia about their big high school night. I actually don't...
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Land of the Lost TV Series #7: Pink Lady (also known as Pink Lady and Jeff)
So I was doing some research into television variety shows of the past (in lieu of Maya Rudolph's flopped variety special on NBC a few weeks ago) when I came across some mentions of "the worst variety...
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35 Years Later, and Still No One in Space Can Hear You Scream
(Author's note: this post spares everyone trivia tidbits about this movie; instead this is about my observations on the film and its lasting impact on me. Also please note that I have not seen the film...
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The Most Pointless Toy Ever Made: The Sit 'n Spin
As a child of the 1970s and 80s, I grew up with lots of great, classic toys that I have fond memories of: Hasbro's ride-on Inchworm, Sears Kombi Kitchen, and Big Wheel to name a few. But there's one...
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