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How to Be a Bond Girl
My best Bond girl "impersonation." What should my name be? Wait -- I shouldn't ask that of male readers!I guess you can tell already that this post is not exactly going to be the deepest, juiciest, and...
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Crazy A$$ Christmas Crafts Circa 1972
There's a tongue twister of a title for you! Given the relentless Christmas advertising that begins as soon as the Halloween costumes come off, I had promised myself that I would resist posting...
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I'm Your Vehicle, Baby: 10 Sexy Songs About Cars/Driving
It's now mid-November, so the last thing any of us in my part of the country would be doing right now is going for a drive with the top down or the sunroof open. However, I was thinking lately about...
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Strange/Funny Vintage Ads From Thanksgiving Past
Thanksgiving is rapidly becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays -- it just doesn't seem to get much respect today, with retailers bombarding us with Christmas promotions right after Halloween. So...
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How the Germans Put On A Football Fashion Show Back in the Day
This morning I saw a video on Facebook of young German people getting down in colorful workout duds from the late '70s or early '80s -- I assumed the funky music backing it was the original audio....
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Whatever Happened To...The Family TV Drama?
Have you noticed something missing from this year's fall network TV line-up? We have a surplus of crime/murder/detective shows along with hospital dramas (Grey's Anatomy is STILL on the air?),...
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The Chipmunks As You've Never Heard Them Before
I don't know anyone who has ever purchased a Chipmunks album and I don't know who would want to -- who would purposely pay money to subject themselves to that kind of torture? Nonetheless, the...
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Much to Be Thankful For
What a vegan Thanksgiving looks like: turkey hugging, corn grilling, and a kid playing the accordion!I want to take a moment like I usually try to do this time of year and thank all of my readers for...
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Selected Pages From the 1972 Spiegel Christmas Catalog
When I was a kid, there was nothing I loved getting in the mail more than the big, fat Sears Wish Book Christmas catalog every autumn. As I entered my teen years and left toys behind, however, it was...
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Why We Need to Bring Back the Anti-Pollution Advertising Campaigns of the '70s
Americans are trashy, and I don't just mean reality TV families. On any given day, I'll find litter on the street in front of my house that was thoughtlessly discarded by a passing driver, usually...
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Why I Miss the Old Victoria's Secret
I hesitated posting this tonight because it would technically be the second "rant" of sorts on Go Retro in one week. I hate to sound like I'm complaining or being cranky, especially when I really have...
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The Most Amazing Thing (To Me) About John Lennon's Legacy
As hard as it is to believe, tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of John Lennon's death. For the past few weeks I've grappled with what I could write about on Go Retro in regards to Lennon that doesn't...
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Wanna Curdle? Why I Love Cottage Cheese
I love cottage cheese. Well, somebody had to say it. Cottage cheese is often overshadowed these days by Greek yogurt, and gets a bad rap due to its high sodium content. Those who went on diets in...
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Ring in the New Year Like a Mad Man (Or Woman) With Chairish
Mad Men may have retired to series heaven on that great big television in the sky back in May, but the 1960s spirit of the show lives on. So when the website Chairish -- an awesome site for buying and...
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The Killer With the Voice of An Angel: The Murder Trial of Claudine Longet
"It's a shame because Spider accomplished so much in his life. Claudine Longet only accomplished two things -- marrying Andy Williams and getting away with murder."-- Steve Sabich, brother of...
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Meet Tula, One of the World's First Transgender Models
During the late '80s or early '90s one of my sisters brought over a knitting book she had recently purchased of sweater patterns inspired by famous artwork throughout history (a really '80s theme if I...
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Howdy, Partner: What the Kiddos Wanted to Be For Christmas in 1959
This will be my last post before Christmas, so before we get into it let me just wish all of my readers that celebrate it a very merry, healthy, and safe one. I hope Santa is good to you!Today's post...
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When Coffee Was Just Coffee
At what point does a cup of coffee stop being a cup of coffee? Probably at the point you add caramel brûlée flavoring to it followed by a ridiculous amount of corn syrup and whipped cream on top. I...
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Five Retro Tunes to Ring In the New Year
You've probably noticed that Go Retro has a snazzy new template (cue the theme to The Jeffersons, "We're moving on up!"). It was a long overdue, needed, and timely change, especially considering this...
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My Retro-Related New Year's Resolutions
How many of you have quit your New Year's resolutions already? Like most folks, I made my share of serious ones: work out more regularly again, get re-employed, and treat myself well. I know, bor-ing!...
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