Here’s this week’s list of retro and nostalgia-themed stories and articles from around the web. Enjoy!
In the News
- ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72 (Do You Remember)
- A Christmas Story Advent Calendar is Now Available for Pre-Order
- New Ghostbusters Toys Revealed by Hasbro (Awesome ToyBlog)
- Retro Streaming Guide for August 2021 (The Retro Network)
- Chocolate Dunkaroos Are Back on Stores Shelves (Mental Floss)
- A Waterworld Sequel TV Series is On It’s Way (Dark Horizons)
Stories, Articles, & Blog Posts
- The Beginnings of MTV (The Retro Network)
- Top 10 Olympic Scandals Through the Years (Listverse)
- 10 Ways Captain America Has Changed Over the Years (CBR)
- The Mystery Surrounding Fabio’s Goose-to-Face Collision (Mental Floss)
- Capcom Games That Needed a Sequel or Reboot (PopGeeks)
- Retro Commercials: My Buddy (The Retro Network)
- Verne Gagne and the Rise and Fall of the AWA (Pro Wrestling Stories)
- 5 Awesome Things on Ebay This Week (Plaid Stallions)
- West Week Ever: Pop Culture in Review 07/30/21 (West Week Ever)
From the Retro Ramblings Archives
- Product of the Past: HyperColor Clothing
- The History and Heydey of POGs
- eBay Archaeology: The A-Team Edition
Video of the Week
Today is MTV’s 40th birthday, and in celebration of that event, I’ve got not just a video for you, but a whole playlist of them! A while back, Jason Gross, Eric Vardeman, and I had gotten together on a podcast to discuss MTV. One of the topics that came up was our favorite music videos from through the years. Various videos kept flowing from our brains, so I went and made a playlist of all the ones we talked about. Carve out an hour or two for yourself and watch through all these glorious old videos to celebrate MTV’s milestone.