E.T. for the Atari 2600.
I recently snagged a working Atari 2600 on eBay, but could not for the life of me get it to play nice with my old TV/VCR combo. I tried these very helpful directions, but apparently I was overthinking it — my TV is just old enough that these directions don’t actually […]
Dr. Fredric Wertham warned of the dangers of comics for young minds. [source]
Be advised that it is Free Comic Book Day, and you should therefore go to your local comic store and pick up something — for free. While the assortment varies by store, and not every comic book store is on board, there […]
Yesterday, I went to the State Fair of Texas with my friend and colleague John Cline. We’d made the same trip last year, and while in line for the Texas Star ferris wheel, he’d started in about wanting an airbrushed t-shirt but not being sure what to put on it. We ran through a few […]
Whomever came up with this ad should be kicked. It’s not that I really believe in the sanctity of pop culture figures or anything, but this has got to be the most appalling whitebread version of “Viva, Las Vegas” imaginable. Also, “Viva, Viagra?” Elvis is spinning in his grave. The King had the good sense […]
These aren’t exactly new, but the Bruce Campbell spots for Old Spice are pretty interesting. In one, Campbell lures a bevy of mod beauties by playing a lounge version of “Hungry Like the Wolf” in a room filled with mantiques. In the other, he’s clad in a double-breasted blazer, pacing around an equally retro-butch study. […]