A classic starring Mary Jo Foley @thurrott.bsky.social

Just came back from seeing E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in the theaters, again. It really is a near perfect movie. The icing on the cake was my daughter joining me on this watch.

I'm trying to normalize wearing shorts over sweat pants like in the 1980s, but my wife is not feeling it. Help me, Brand Walsh!

Let's be honest, @bdsams.com's podcast studio looks much better than this setup.

Remember when Genesis was into drinking Michelob?

On an all new episode of the Retroist Podcast, I complete my coverage of the trilogy by covering Back to the Future Part III. After the dark complexity of Part II, it was great to have a sunny and romantic take on the old west to end things. www.retroist.com/p/retroist-b...

Yesterday, I came across a really old elevator. No longer in use except as a storage area.

Did they play these Children Aid Society commercials in your part of New Jersey, @retroist.com? They got heavy rotation on NYC television when I was a kid growing up in Queens.

Ah, when cars only cost $6,000.

Certain commercials bring me right back to my childhood. This Coke Is It commercial is one of them. It was played constantly. The visuals and music are locked in to my memories. They're not going anywhere.

From just beyond your imagination comes Omnibot.

This anti-drug ad was played in heavy rotation. Lots of visuals from this commercial have been permanently recorded to memory 😊

The orange lily cups with the plastic cover.

Only Transformers I ever had were Dinobots and that's.. Pretty cool.

In the summer of 1984, Slice jumped into the crowded soda market and for a while was very successful. Today on the Retroist I take a look at the rise and fall of the soda that originally contained 10% fruit juice, Slice. www.retroist.com/p/slice-soda

Another one gone.. I'm sure you heard @thurrott.bsky.social but just in case: tinney.net/in-memoriam

@thurrott.bsky.social, you rarely had anything nice to say about Steven Sinofsky. Well, here's more bad things about the guy: bsky.app/profile/eoin... It's pretty safe bet that if you're associating with Epstein, you're guilty of some heinous stuff.

Could use some new kitchen appliances. Let's see what Oster has to offer in 1983.

I’m auctioning off this piece on Instagram! All proceeeds go to THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Let’s show some love for our friends in this wonderful place !

Been watching Parker Lewis Can't Lose and I'm reminded of the nonsense talk of the day - "Parker Lewis is a Ferris Bueller's Day Off ripoff." That is factually incorrect. If anything, Parker Lewis drew a lot of inspiration from Better Off Dead. Stylistically, very similar. Seen both? Then weigh in.

Perhaps the author of this article started this group for video game junkies..

I hate starting a new job.. Feel bad for him, but I'm also amused. #humor #funny

Everyone has been talking about the realism of The Pitt, but they forget that Family Guy paved the way for realistic medical shows:

A Retroist documentary about the classic video game, BERZERK #retrogaming #videogames #nostalgia youtu.be/tKwsjz_dpUw?...

Also, for people who love Apple and/or Tim Cook, a strong recommendation. This is a wake-up call that they're just as terrible as the rest of Big Tech and you're all falling for marketing.

Normally, I object to being a walking billboard, but today, I will make an exception.

Everyone talking about Xmas, so lets discuss voiced-protagonists in Fallout 4. A vocal minority is bothered by that. @bethesda better not back down from doing that again. One of the most memorable characters in games was a voiced protagonist, Arthur Morgan. Learn from Rockstar - they did it well.

@bethesdastudios.com are we ever getting a Christmas Scorched Event like Halloween? Every hour, on the hour, Christmas event? Maybe at Whitespring, Foundation, or Riverside Manor..

Been trying to bake the feeling I had for Christmas with a recipe from my childhood. I've gotten close a few times but can't do it anymore - the main ingredient has been missing for nearly 7 years; my mother. She passed away in 2019. Like many mothers, she was the icing on the cake. Miss you mom.

And....I linked to the one from 13 years ago by mistake. I will try again in 13 years. 🙃 www.retroist.com/p/retroist-c...

Found the Omnibot 2000 version of Miracle on 34th Street to be even better!

Found out recently that an Omnibot 2000 was the stunt driver in the film Scrooged. Ai told me and Ai never get things wrong..

But let's go full steam ahead with these Ai data centers.. We. Are. DOOMED. www.cbsnews.com/news/arctic-...

On an all new Retroist Podcast I talk about what is probably the most important TV holiday special ever made, A Charlie Brown Christmas. This special delivers year after year, and for a lot of people, is an integral part of the Christmas season. www.retroist.com/p/retroist-a...

Clark Griswold is the luckiest guy, ever.

I would be a lot less afraid, maybe even excited, if Omnibot 2000 was spying on me. Still want that toy.

Remember the holiday commercials from yesteryear with the @retroist.com Christmas Commercials II video podcast. Hardware, computers, candy and toys! m.youtube.com/watch?v=VqYc...

I'm not going to say this is a Christmas movie (Die Hard is though..) but Life With Mikey takes place during Christmas time. So you'll have the festive holiday season in the background of this funny, warm movie starring Michael J Fox and Christina Vidal. It's on Disney+.

I hate Ai. What a waste of natural resources. #copilot

I remember not being able to, regularly, call my grandmother because of the high cost of long distance calling.

Love it when families get together for computer time. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputer #retrocomputing

"Even our name says Merry Christmas" #nostalgia #retro #holidays

Merry FITmas from Jack LaLanne. #xmas #nostalgia #christmas #holidays

Racists are way too comfortable on the internet. And bother trying to report that comment for the racist remark that it is, there's no category that I can find.

Image search is such garbage anymore. Results are littered with Ai nonsense.