Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & 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 what I call the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you.

Retro & Nostalgia Links

• 15 Things You Never Knew About Mortal Kombat (Den of Geek)

• 1980’s Cap Guns…When Boys Could Be Boys (The Retro Dad)

• Do You Remember? Stuckeys (The Retro Network)

• Hormel’s Frank ‘n Stuff Hotdogs (Retroist)

• Living With 1980s Tech For a Week (The Awesomer)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & 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.

In the News

• Sinead O’Connor has passed away. She was 56. The Dublin singer is probably most infamously remembered for ripping up a picture of the Pope during a live performance on Saturday Night Live, but she also produced the number one world single in 1990 Nothing Compares 2 U.

• RetroCon has gotten a lot more exciting for me with the news of a Dukes of Hazzard reunion taking place there this year. John Schneider, Tim Wopat, and Catherin Bach are confirmed for appearing at the two-day convention which emanates from the Greater Oaks Convention Center in Philadelphia PA September 9th and 10th. For the lowdown on all of the guests, events, and other details check out Retrocons.

• The Karate Kid movie reboot has been delayed. This pushes it from its planned release on the 40th anniversary of the original film.

• Tubi has announced its full August release schedule, and there are several old classics coming that are worth revisiting. My personal recommendations to revisit include Dante’s Peak, The Great Escape, the Jaws franchise of movies, Stand by Me, and Fletch. They have also picked up the rights to the modern entry to the Fletch franchise with Fletch Lives. That one should be worth checking out as well. TubiTV is a free streaming service that everyone can enjoy.

• The “Full House Rewind” podcast with Dave Coulier has gone on hiatus until the SAG-AFTRA strike is over.

• Howard the Duck is getting a 50th anniversary special from Marvel Comics. While the movie was panned, the comic character is quite fun, and this will probably be a good read.

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & 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.

Retro & Nostalgia Stories From Around the Web

• All of the Postcards From National Lampoon’s Vacation’s Opening Sequence (Yester Year Retro)

• Five Best Comic Book Events of the ’90s (The Retro Network)

• How Ty Warner Tricked the World Into Buying Into the Beanie Baby Craze (Mental Floss)

• The 90th Anniversary of Popeye Cartoons (Shroud of Thoughts)

• Nerds Cereal (Retroist)

• 15 Trivia Tidbits About Mr. Mom (Cracked)

• Super Mario Turns 40: Gaming’s Great Triumph (DW)

• The 10 Best Hanna-Barbera Characters Ranked (CinemaBlend)

• Retro Commercials: Slip ‘N Slide (The Retro Network)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & 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.

Retro & Nostalgia Stories From Around the Web

• The Most Important Wolverine Milestones in Marvel Comics (CBR)

• All About Saved by the Bell’s Summer at Malibu Sands (The Retro Network)

• How Bob’s Big Boy Restaurants Became the Stuff of Legend (Click Americana)

• How VHS Ultimately Beat Out Betamax (Legacy Box)

• Underrated Sci-Fi Movies of the 1980s (Den of Geek)

• 10 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Terminator’ (Listverse)

• Betty Crocker Spoon and Bake Cookie Dough (Retroist)

• A Day in the Life of a ’90s Kid (The Retro Network)

• 15 Best NES Games Based on Movies and TV Shows (Den of Geek)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & 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.

In the News

• Tom Cruise is Working on Days of Thunder 2 (BVM Sports)

• The Latest Update on ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ Reboot Starring Rick Moranis (Do You Remember)

• PlutoTV Has Added a 24-Hour Godzilla Channel (Nerdist)

• Hasbro’s Iconic Furby Returns With a New Look (The Toy Book)

• Atari is Back With a Brand New Game (Cool Material)

• General Mills Announces First New Monster Cereal in 35 Years (Geek Tyrant)

Retro & Nostalgia from around the web

• Indiana Jones and the Movie Clones (The Retro Network)

• Nick at Nite and Me in 1993 (Yester Year Retro)

• 10 Most Important Green Lantern Milestones in DC Comics (CBR)

• 70s and 80s Memories of Breakfast at MDonald’s (The Retro Dad)

• Old HBO Was Revolutionary Television (Click Americana)

• Brownie Chocolate Drink (Middle-Aged Fat Kids)

• Hollywood’s Most Memorable Disaster Movies (The Retro Network)

• 10 Facts About Strawberry Shortcake (Mental Floss)

• 30 Years of Prehistoric Nostalgia: Welcome to Jurassic Park (Nightmare Nostalgia)

• Shawn Michaels and the Night of the Infamous Syracuse Incident (Pro Wrestling Stories)

• 10 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Indiana Jones (Listverse)

• I Just Bought the Only Physical Encyclopedia Still in Print and I Regret Nothing (ARS Technica)

• Mall Stores From the 80s and 90s You’ll Never Shop at Again (The Retro Network)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)