Boyz II Men II Motown
Image courtesy Amazon.com . Finally, someone out there who happens to be African American is paying homage to their roots instead of putting...
Go Retro's Retro Hottie of the Month: The Abominable Snowman from the Rudolph TV Special
Gadzooks! I nearly forgot! Who else could I pick for December? Danny Kaye from White Christmas? (Sorry, Mr. Kaye.) Yes, this guy is a bit he...
Sock it To Me!
Image courtesy Macys and International Concepts. Just when I think I've outgrown the 60s-inspired look that clothing lines bring back ye...
Where Will Clark Kent Change Into Superman Now?
Pay phones, I'm afraid, are about to go the way of the telegraph. AT&T has announced that it is getting out of the phone booth and p...
Knocking on Roll & Roll Heaven's Door
Picture courtesy Amazon . Oh, untimely death! Along comes a book that is either fascinatingly morbid, or morbidly fascinating, depending on ...
Godspeed, Evel Knievel
Picture copyright Telegraph Media Group Limited 107. Rogue stuntman Evel Knievel passed away last week at the age of 69 from multiple health...
Speaking of Has-Been 80s Pop Stars with Disappearing Noses
I'm only mentioning this because it is a milestone for my pop culture generation, but Friday marked the 25th anniversary release of the ...
Deborah Gibson's Old Nose is Only In Her Dreams
Image courtesy Star Magazine. Yes, this is former 80s teen pop star Deborah "don't call her Debbie anymore" Gibson, after a r...
If You Like Mike
Picture courtesy ClevelandSeniors . PBS has started airing Mike Douglas - Moments and Memories. The special is being described as "a pr...
Go Retro Video of the Day: ABC
"I didn't know that Benny Hill directed music videos." OK, I stole that line from a comment on YouTube, but man, does it fit a...
Ghosts of Christmas Past
It's not often that I make fun of retro items. After all, I'm supposed to be the purveyor of retro redux. I want my suggestions to m...
Dreaming of a Very Vintage Christmas? Head to Vermont
For years I’ve been receiving catalogs from The Vermont Country Store without giving them more than a quick flip and a toss into the recycli...
Was It The Spring? No, It Was the Riding Crop!
Layla was about Pattie Boyd, Maggie May was about an older woman that Rod Stewart had a relationship with, and Neil Diamond's Sweet Caro...
Sooooo Much Better Than Madonna's Rags
Finally, H&M is giving me a good reason to shop at their stores: they announced a partnership with Finnish fabric manufacturer Marimekko...
Off to The Big Grocery Store in the Sky
Picture courtesy TVLand. No more warnings not to squeeze the Charmin! Dick Wilson, the actor whose most famous role was playing Mr. Whipple ...
Layla's Layout Online
I know I've been posting a lot about Pattie Boyd lately, but the woman's life kind of fascinates me. How many girls can say they wer...
Choking Smokers, Don't You Know the Joker Laughs at You?
One way we definitely DON'T want you to go retro is by smoking. Today is the Great American Smokeout, so snuff out the cancer sticks! Ne...
Sexiest Man Dead
So People magazine came out with its annual "Sexiest Man Alive" issue. Matt Damon. Whoop de doo! And how many times are they goin...
Go Retro and Help the Environment at the Same Time
It's my kind of bag, baby! These adorable reusable retro shopping bags from Silver in the City retail for $35 for a set of five. Each h...
TV Land Presents the 50 Greatest Icons of TV
TV Land presents the 50 Greatest Icons of Television this Friday night, November 16, at 8 PM. If you don't want to sit through hours the...
It's Not Such a Small World After All
Picture courtesy the site www.bigbrian-nc.com. Mickey's too polite of a mouse to tell you, but I'm not (neither polite nor a mouse) ...
For the Retro Pop Culture Book Lover on Your Holiday Gift List
Images courtesy of Amazon.com. Tis' the season for holiday shopping, and what better gift to satisfy the retro pop culture lover than a...
Happy Retro Holidays
Images courtesy fabulousstationary.com. Down with cheesy holiday cards that feature Santa Claus hat wearing puppy dogs and wide eyed cherubs...
The Coasters, The Platters, and The Marvelettes: Together At Last At Twilight Time
Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing three doo wop/vocal groups from the 50s and 60s perform under one roof. Let me correct that: I saw...
A Look Back at 1977 Fashion, JC Penney Style (or Lack Thereof)
There's good retro...and then there's bad retro. It's unnecessary to state which category these fashions belong to, but in JC Pe...
GoRetro's Retro Hottie of the Month: Jack Lemmon!
Photo copyright the website Postershop-espana.com . Ain't nothing sour about this lemmon.
TV Hosts Choose Retro Halloween Costumes
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky... Oops! Wrong TV series. I've never been a fan of The Munsters, but Mer...
Jake Tapper's Nostalgic Man-Do
Image copyright ABC site . Every time I watch Jake Tapper on ABC World News Tonight, he's got this cute retro wavey thing going on with ...
They Don't Call Him Mellow Yellow For Nothing!
Picture courtesy About.com classic rock . 60s pop/folk singer Donovan, famous for hits such as Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Gurdy Man, and Mello...
Wig Out For a Retro Halloween
Photos by Joel Benjamin for the Boston Globe. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. My local paper featured a great idea for a last-minut...
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