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Retro Lifestyle

Before Everything Was Open on Sunday

There was a time when Sunday truly felt different. Stores were closed, streets were quieter, families gathered for dinner, and nobody expected…

Retro Lifestyle

The Lost Art of the Sunday Drive

There was a time when a Sunday afternoon meant piling into the family car with nowhere in particular to go. With the…

Music

The Songs That Sound Better After Midnight: 1980s Late-Night Radio

There was something different about FM radio after midnight in the 1980s. The streets were quiet, the dashboard lights glowed, and certain…

Retro Lifestyle

When Sunday Really Felt Like Sunday

There was a time when Sunday had a rhythm all its own. The thick newspaper on the kitchen table, dinner at Grandma’s,…

Retro Lifestyle

When Labor Day Really Meant the End of Summer

There was a time when Labor Day felt like the true end of summer. One last cookout, one last trip to the…

Retro Lifestyle

When the Neighborhood Had a Corner Store

Remember when every neighborhood seemed to have a little corner store? From penny candy and baseball cards to returnable soda bottles and…

Retro Lifestyle

Before YouTube: How We Learned to Fix Things Ourselves

Before YouTube tutorials, we learned to fix things with dog-eared repair manuals, Popular Mechanics, Chilton guides, advice from the hardware store and…

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The Wraith (1986): The Forgotten ’80s Movie of Fast Cars, Rock Music and Revenge

Fast cars, supernatural revenge, Charlie Sheen and a soundtrack packed with ’80s rock—The Wraith (1986) was made for the VHS era. Take…

Retro TV

10 Greatest TV Theme Songs of the 1980s

From Knight Rider and Miami Vice to Cheers, The A-Team and The Golden Girls, the 1980s gave us TV theme songs we…

Retro TV

Wizards and Warriors: The Forgotten 1983 Fantasy Series That Lasted Just Eight Episodes

In 1983, CBS took a bold leap into fantasy with Wizards and Warriors, a colorful mix of sword fights, sorcery, monsters and…