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Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox ‘80s Style

Whether or not I celebrated in the ‘80s, I absolutely have celebrated every year of my adult life. As a Halloween-loving horror fan...

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The Perfect Retro Friday the 13th Celebration

Let's create the perfect Friday the 13th party and marathon.

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Before the Internet: The Comic Shop

It felt appropriate on this day, Free Comic Book Day 2022, to take a trip back in time to the comic shops of my childhood...

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Macy’s Long-Lost 1982 Parade Footage

And the big news here is that you can finally watch it! The full parade footage has been found and posted on YouTube...

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This Day in 1980-Something: Easter Edition

If you’re counting—and you totally should be—this is my third article related to Easter since I started writing for the 80sXchange.

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Top Five Things: Easter in the 1980s

After writing about the Great Cadbury Creme Egg Caper of 1982, I started thinking about all the other fond memories I have of Easter ...

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This Day in 1980-something: The Oscars, TV Listings, Nintendo, and More.

As the world (or maybe just Twitter) spent the past few days talking about a grown man slapping another grown man...