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Today’s title, of course, pays homage to a different film (Answer appears below. What? You want me to give it away already?), so here’s hoping you’ve already figured it out. If not, that movie will get its own post soon enough. Today, though, is all about the era of post-apocalyptic atomic disaster films, and the [...]
While his name might not be on the tip of every comic book reader’s tongue, the work of Carmine Infantino is both recognizable and vast. As a penciller, inker, creator and editor, he was a driving force in the Silver Age of Comics (mid-50s to early-70s), and is consider a true legend. Born in Brooklyn, [...]
The highly-anticipated sixth season of AMC’s period drama series, Mad Men, airs April 7, 2013 with a two-hour episode called “The Doorway”. Hollywood Reporter calls it an episode “preoccupied with death” as Don Draper and Roger Sterling spend time trying to figure out why they’re living. Sources, including the press, are pretty tight-lipped about the [...]
Like most of the US population, once a year I find myself stumbling around the house on a Sunday morning, short an hour’s worth of sleep. As a kid, I embraced the act of turning the clocks ahead – it meant more time out riding my bicycle or playing down the block with my friends. [...]
When we were kids, simple pranks got the laughs. Those of us who have fond memories of trying to pry up a dime glued to the floor, or chasing dollar bills around the house, can’t help but wish it was still so easy. Plenty of classic April Fool’s pranks will be played today – the [...]
Remember Little League? I sure do. Played six seasons before turning fourteen and focusing on hockey, the game for which I’d developed an all-encompassing passion. And, I remember my first baseball bat. A Louisville Slugger. Pure wood. Junior size. I remember proudly carrying that bat—my own bat—to every little league game I played until I [...]
Here’s a nice little gem… The April 2013 issue of REAL SIMPLE showcases cleaning supplies from way back when. Retro lovers will appreciate the splash page shot of a ’50s-era housewife preparing to clean the living room. Just look at that checkered floor and starburst wall clock! The article, The Best Classic Cleaning Supplies, focuses [...]
As the US highway system began development in the 1920s, road trips became common. With more people traveling for work and more families vacationing the need for overnight accommodations grew. People wanted to stay in a place that was both inexpensive and easily accessible from the highways. This led to the roadside motel, which was [...]
Ever think about how you decorated your room when you were finally old enough to put your individual stamp on your living space? What did you change? Did you take down your closet door and hang a bead curtain? Get a lava lamp? Ditch your square-chair for a beanbag and glue a peace symbol over [...]
If you’re on Instagram, be sure to follow the user retroplanet. , where you’ll find a slew of vintage photographs, new photos of collectibles and other rare finds. You’ll also get first-hand looks of design photos direct from the Retro Planet studio. To follow, just search for “retroplanet” in the smartphone app, or click here [...]
Years ago it was common to carry home fresh bread, cakes or pastries in boxes or paper held closed with decorative twine. This twine was commonly red-and-white (and sometimes blue-and-white). Many would untie it carefully and save it for future fix-it use. Some refer to baker’s twine as butcher’s twine, though the twine the butcher [...]
As a kid in the early to mid-1970s I remember boxes and all sorts of products lined up my Grandmother’s kitchen. Cleaners, soaps, shampoos and fragrance bottles were being packed in bags and boxes, ready for delivery. She was a Stanley Home Products representative. SHP was founded in in Westfield, Massachusetts in 1931 by Frank [...]
I watched, with much anticipation, TLC’s new show, Wives with Beehives. Tagged as a “living vintage” reality series, the show follows the lives of four women who say they’ve vowed to follow the fifties lifestyle – right down to gloved hands and vintage appliances. For an enthusiast, though, I have to wonder if these ladies [...]
Premiering December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas is a holiday fave for both young and old. This animated Christmas special has proved itself as timeless, having aired for more than 47 years. Like many early television-aired shows, though, this Peanuts special has an interesting history. This special was the Peanuts comic strip’s first animated [...]
