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Difficult Ideas for Difficult Times
The Florida Tourist Attractions Of 1981
From gators to crab legs, sea world to laser world – Orlando’s tourist traps of yesteryear.
Don’t Have Nightmares, Do Sleep Well: Why 1980s Crimewatch Is A Slice Of Social History
The BBC’s crime investigation reality show re-examined.
The Variety Films Catalogue
A Eurotrash sales brochure featuring spectacular artwork for less-than-spectacular films.
My Mate Ollie
Proof that loveable Great British eccentrics are still very much among us.
1980 – As Told By Magazine Covers
The end of the Seventies and the start of the Eighties is captured on the front of the publications of the time.
Miles Out To Sea And The Power Pop Conundrum
Trying to define the most slippery of music trends is a fool’s game – but tracing the connections between various genres is fascinating.
Mister Parlanchin – The Stuff Of Childhood Nightmares
The once-ubiquitous child’s ventriloquist dummy is one of the creepiest toys of the 1970s.
Maybe Some Things Are Just Not All That Good
The cancellation of movies and TV shows might seem like a personal vendetta against fans but it is usually for rather more basic reasons.
In Defence – Sort Of – Of Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons might be an egotistical, greedy, sex-crazed narcissist – but at least he’s honest about it.
Probe To Uranus: Things That Look Like Sex Toys
A collection of unfortunate design errors.
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: The Rise And Sprawl Of Social Media
Once they have you locked in, the people behind social media seem determined to make the experience as increasingly awful as they possibly can.