Nostalgia

For article, By Dickens, “A Christmas Carol” 1938 Movie Is the Best
Nostalgia

By Dickens, “A Christmas Carol” 1938 Movie Is the Best

Plus a surprising actress makes her film debut

By Nick Thomas | December 15, 2021
The Marx Brothers, Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo in Monkey Business - Paramount Pictures. Article on ‘The Marx Brothers Council Podcast’
Humor

Ring in the New Year with ‘The Marx Brothers Council Podcast’

Celebrating their ‘absurd humor and dangerous manic energy’

By Nick Thomas | December 13, 2021
My Mother’s Traditional Coconut Cake: the coconut cake with maraschino cherries in 2011
From Our Readers

My Mother’s Traditional Coconut Cake

A story of a family recipe passed down to the next generation

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | December 10, 2021
Popeye and Olive Oyl from Beach Peach (Famous Studios, 1950). For article on the “lost” Popeye cartoons
Nostalgia

The “Lost” Popeye Cartoons

1950s Famous Studio cartoons should be brought back for public enjoyment

By Steve R. Bierly | December 6, 2021
Some of the author's childhood Christmas toys that survived over the decades including marbles, a Zeroid robot, die-cast cars, a Gumby figure, chemistry set, and a tin aircraft - photo Nick Thomas. For article on Memories of Christmas Toys Past
Humor

Jest a Moment: Memories of Christmas Toys Past

Evoking distant, fond memories of family holidays

By Nick Thomas | November 30, 2021
Claude Jarman Jr. holding deer in The Yearling - MGM. For article, He Played Jody in 'The Yearling'
Nostalgia

Claude Jarman Jr. Recalls a Family Classic: ‘The Yearling’

The 10-year-old actor who played Jody

By Nick Thomas | November 15, 2021
Cast of the ABC sitcom Dharma and Greg that began airing in the late 90s. Susan Sullivan at left - ABC publicity. For article on life advice from Susan Collins
Nostalgia

Life Advice from Susan Sullivan

What advice does a cast member from “Falcon Crest,” “Castle,” and “Dharma and Greg” offer?

By Nick Thomas | October 18, 2021
Doused with fear gas, Shame takes Batgirl hostage in 'The Great Escape' (1968). For article, TV’s Batgirl Was Emasculated and Humiliated
Nostalgia

“No, Batgirl, Get Out Quick!”

The watering down of a TV heroine

By Fred M. Grandinetti | October 4, 2021
Bewitched iconography for Reused Episodes of the Bewitched TV Series
Nostalgia

Bewitched, Bothered, and Recycled

Reused episodes of the classic ‘Bewitched’ TV series

By Fred Grandinetti | September 20, 2021
Cartoon of angels welcoming Ed Asner to heaven, for column on a personal tribute to Ed Asner
Nostalgia

The Roots of Ed Asner’s Humanity

Of Midwest stockyards and diverse neighbors

By Mary Sanchez, Tribune Content Agency | September 13, 2021

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