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Pop Culture Affidavit, Episode 31 — The 1994 Grab Bag!
What do Beverly Hills, 90210, the 1994 Baseball Strike, and Zima all have in common? They’re all covered in the latest episode of Pop Culture Affidavit! As part of my series of posts and episodes...
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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 43: Yet Another Rambling January Podcast Episode
So it’s Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanuaaaaaaaaaaaaary. Blah. BUT, thankfully I’m here to bore you all to death … I mean, get you pumped up for another year of pop culture randomness! Join me for 40 minutes of...
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We Wrote the Book on Savings
The cover of the fall 1991-1992 Consumers catalog. The company stayed in business until the mid-1990s, although my local store was gone by then. I think that I am at the point in my life where I don’t...
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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 47: The Meat Loaf Episode
I don’t think there’s more that really needs to be said here. Download the episode via iTunes or listen directly here: Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 47Filed under: Podcast, random stuff Tagged: food,...
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Modern Diner
1:43 a.m. (Conversation on a Diner Napkin) Rain falls to the sidewalk beside a lonely crowded roadside diner, where I’m wondering what it was about her that could have stopped the world for so long....
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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 62: Yakkin’ Over Pancakes
It’s an all-star “live” episode as I get the chance to sit down with Professor Alan and Stella and then Stella herself and talk about topics random and geeky! Enjoy such conversations as the novels of...
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When I Was a Toys R Us Kid
There is a saying that is cliche by now: “You can’t go home again.” Entire songs have been written based on this premise; hell, there’s an entire genre of movie that seems to center around the idea....
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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 83: Festivus 2017!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Grab your aluminum poles and get ready to air your grievances and best each other in the feats of strength because it’s Festivus for the Rest of Us yet again!...
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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 92: VHiStory
Blank VHS tapes. So many of us had them. So many of us still have them. But what happens when you unearth a pile of vaguely labeled blank tapes in your parents’ basement and you pop them into your VCR?...
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When Clothes Shopping Became Cool
The Kids R Us in the Nassau Mall in Levittown, NY. Image from siteride on Flickr. Based on the commercials from the decade, I wonder if today’s youth is under the impression that the 1980s were just...
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Your Wind Song Stays on My Mind
Throughout history, we have been drawn to the great love stories, both triumphant and tragic. We cheered when Odysseus was finally reunited with Penelope and we cried when Romeo and Juliet met their...
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A New Year’s Eve on the Brink
When you trade in nostalgia, the idea of a milestone anniversary for something you cherished in your formative years is constantly on your mind. Since starting this blog, I have watched the 20th,...
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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 95: Stayin’ Alive in 1995
It’s the first of two “milestone year” episodes where Amanda and I sit down and take a pretty thorough look at what was going on in a particular year of the 1990s. First up, 1995. Join us as we talk...
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Requiem for a Pint
Recently I discovered that I can no longer eat a pint of Ben & Jerry’s without serious digestive repercussions. I have never been lactose intolerant or had any other dietary restriction or need,...
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Somewhere Else: Roy Rogers
A quick note: This was originally written in December 2002 on my old site “Inane Crap” as part of an occasional series called “Somewhere Else”, which detailed random road trips and travels. Since I...
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Brand Me! (My Favorite Non-Toy and Giveaway Merchandise)
So my son and I were at at our LCS this weekend and we took some time to sift through their selection of Funko Pop! figures. We do this pretty regularly, and while we’re not hardcore collectors or...
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Pop Culture Affidavit 101: Retrospecticus
It’s the most self-indulgent, ultra-sized episode of Pop Culture Affidavit EVER!!! Join me as I take a look back at the history of the blog and podcast; giving you its origin story; and respond to both...
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