by Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you this week.
News
- ‘Godfather’ & ‘Misery’ Star James Caan Dies at 82 (Do You Remember)
- Kelloggs Debuts Nickelodeon Slime Apple Jacks (Brand Eating)
- General Mills Has Released a Line of Cereal-Inspired Candles (Mental Floss)
Retro & Nostalgia Articles & Posts
- Keebler E.L. Fudge Cookies (Retroist)
- When G.I. Joe Got Small to Get Huge (Saturday Evening Post)
- Vintage Burger King Found Preserved Behind a Shopping Mall Wall (Do You Remember)
- 30 Retro-Futuristic Space-Age Inventions We’re Still Waiting For (Click Americana)
- The Late Great James Caan (A Shroud of Thoughts)
- How the Amusement Park Conquered America (Bloomberg)
- 20 Sega Genesis Games That Were Way Ahead of Their Time (Den of Geek)
- A Short History of Bit-o-Honey Candy (Old Time Candy)
- The Connection Between Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Wrestling (Pro Wrestling Stories)
- 10 Fascinating Facts About St. Elsewhere (Mental Floss)
- Top 3 Video Games That Defined the ’80s (Rediscover the ’80s)
- 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)
Extra
Over at The Retro Network, we recently wrapped up our Summer Camp 2022 event. As part of the event, we hosted a writing contest. There were many great entries, and you should check them all out here. But I wanted to present the three prize-winning entries here for your enjoyment.
- 1st Place: Downhill Daredevils
- 2nd Place: Summer at the Rec Center
- 3rd Place: Our Family Vacation to Disney World
Some fun stuff here. I miss E.L. Fudge, and the TMNT wrestling article was great. Shame they didn’t mention the wrestling Michelangelo figure from the ’90s!