80s Baby

Army Ants

I have a soft spot for well made toys. All of the action figures and vehicles from my childhood that

“Hi, I’m Chucky, and I’m your friend till the end. Hidey-ho!” In 1988, a young boy who could read a

I’ve written extensively in the past about my love for malls so today I decided to go in deeper on

Welcome to Noise Machine, a segment where I, Alex Fleming, dive deep into the question, “Is the unlistenable music from

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By the mid-1990s cable hadn’t yet completely changed the way people consume television, and Saturday Night Live still held sway when

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Mom and dad weren’t suckers, and they certainly didn’t raise one. My parents never fell for the Lunchables trap. Why

Outside of The Flintstones Hanna Barbera cartoons have received a raw deal from me and other old dorks who still

I’m not sure how to write critically about juice. I like juice. Juice usually tastes good. There were a lot