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More Games, More Fun: Remembering the Atari VCS (1978)

More Games, More Fun: Remembering the Atari VCS (1978)

  I officially entered the video game era on Christmas morning, 1978, when my parents ...
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George Plimpton: Voice of Mattel’s Intellivision

George Plimpton: Voice of Mattel’s Intellivision

George Plimpton (1927-2003) was a Renaissance Man in the truest sense of that word. He ...
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1980s VHS Video Cover Action

1980s VHS Video Cover Action

VHS covers in the action genre could be, well, let's just say 'a tad over-the-top'. ...
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Pushing Candy: When Kids’ Sweets Looked A Lot Like Drugs

Pushing Candy: When Kids’ Sweets Looked A Lot Like Drugs

Is sugar a gateway drug? Or, to put it in more modern terms, are illegal highs ...
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Gratuitous Nudity In Argos Catalogues (1982-1989)

Gratuitous Nudity In Argos Catalogues (1982-1989)

  In our previous installment, we pretty well established that Argos babes were every bit ...
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Gay Bob: ‘The World’s First Openly Gay Doll’ Stepped From The Closet In 1977

Gay Bob: ‘The World’s First Openly Gay Doll’ Stepped From The Closet In 1977

In 1977, former advertising executive Harvey Rosenberg gave the world Gay Bob,  'the world's first ...
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“Real & Rich & Cool” The Winston ‘Blaxploitation’ Cigarette Ads

“Real & Rich & Cool” The Winston ‘Blaxploitation’ Cigarette Ads

After World War Two American tobacco companies started to explore new markets to maintain their ...
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Gratuitous Nudity In Argos Catalogues (1978-1981)

Gratuitous Nudity In Argos Catalogues (1978-1981)

  Argos is a retailer that anyone in the UK is familiar with, but not ...
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25 Gorgeous Vintage Illustrations For The Polish Circus 1950s – 1970s

25 Gorgeous Vintage Illustrations For The Polish Circus 1950s – 1970s

  Ylain Mayer: The end of World War II marked the dawn of a new ...
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Plucking A VIRGIN: The Most Inappropriate Music Adverts Of The Cassette Deck Era

Plucking A VIRGIN: The Most Inappropriate Music Adverts Of The Cassette Deck Era

Yes, Mrs. Johnson, your new Yamaha Electone Organ will definitely bring you closer to your ...
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Ugly Vintage Meats: Before There Were Food Stylists

Ugly Vintage Meats: Before There Were Food Stylists

Cookbooks and adverts prior to the 1980s had a knack for making food look downright ...
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Adverts From 1992 Just Seventeen Magazines

Adverts From 1992 Just Seventeen Magazines

    Just Seventeen – the Bible of teenage girls all over Britain. In reality ...
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