The early 1980s had a bit of a 1970s hangover, where most of the toys where very similar to toys that already existed in the 1970s. The smaller-sized Star Wars action figures of 1978 were so popular that almost all action figures changed to the smaller size by 1982. Remote controlled ...
LEGOs were becoming more and more popular as the seventies rolled along. Popular TV shows received their own dolls, Barbie was the undisputed Queen of Dolls, and educational games were in high demand (by the parents, of course). Games and toys in 1972 were playing to parents’ increased eco...
(the combination of emo music with modern pop culture), and Barbiecore (the combination of Barbie dolls with modern pop culture). Y2K aesthetic outfits are wide-reaching—you’ll find them everywhere from TikTok to Instagram to Pinterest. They’re also very versatile so you can mix-and-match...
Posted by liveoakblues in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Year Three of my personal mission to combat musical ADD is in the rearview, and here are the results. To review, my rules were as follows: Listen to the entire album in one sitting, no matter how painful that may become Pay attention Re...
When romance is the main focus it’s called gothic romance.Dark paranormal romanceis the new gothic romance and is a popular genre in young adult literature. When gothic is the skin of horror, it’s called “gothic horror” and so on. ...
Minor surgeries like this are becoming very popular in China, as the stereotype of “beauty” is changing and appearing to become more Westernized. However, women are not the only ones joining this phenomena; men are partaking in these minor surgeries to change appearances as well. People in ...
The landmarks of my past decade here –“I’m in this pub; I’ll meet you outside so-and-so” – are vanishing. Even the handful of harmless off-licences and newsagents are closed up, shuttered and rotting. To add insult to injury, the block where Madame JoJos et al were is ...
called “Women in Comics,” and did not include one woman on the panel, there were tons of women-oriented panels this year, so many that they clashed with each other, and I had to cancel at least one panel so that I could be on a Wonder Woman panel that was on at the same time...
ALYSON: I know WIAA, it’s been far too long and I have no legitimate excuse either. I never wanted to be one of those bloggers who were “no longer in the field” but I can see how it happens. Only another 7 months until my blog’s tenth birthday though, and I really want to...
Bordering Minnesota, Fargo was the first stop. Best known from the Cohen Brothers’ 1996 movie, the city actually very pleasantly surprised me. Though to be fair my initial impressions were solely based on the movie which hardly takes place in North Dakota, but instead mostly in Minneapolis ...