retro

A term derived from the Latin for "backwards," retro denotes a nostalgic recreation of past fashions, fads and styles; often it specifically refers to trends of the 1940s-1980s, i.e. the fairly recent past. Retro is an affectionate and positive term. Retro-inspired blogs often celebrate the world of nostalgia in a humorous way. Retro is in one sense an entertaining form of pop history.

Items and fads designated as retro can either be original to the past, or else modern reproductions. For example, items such as the manual typewriter and dial telephones are collected either as vintage items or as new items that can help recreate the lifestyle of an earlier time. Retro art and music can refer to the original or to modern tributes to the original.

There are many retro-inspired blogs. Some are overviews of style and vintage items from the so-called postmodern (recent) past, encompassing anything from fashion and music to architecture and art. Others have a focus such as retro clothes and style, or the visual style of a particular era, such as the 1950s.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “retro”

• 6-Ryl Sessions presents COSY RETRO

  
  DEEPGOA's Electronic Sessions — Authority: 166
  COSY RETRO #1 – Electronic sounds from the past century by Cosy Retro Posted in Audio, House, Mix, Podcast, Retro, Techno, Trance
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• Vintage Frazetta anti-smoking ad

  
  Boing Boing — Authority: 880
  Many thanks to copyranter for reminding me about the worlds greatest anti-smoking ad, illustrated by Frank Frazetta, and co-starring the worlds only selectively-blind teenage surfers. (Click image for a closer look.) Previously:Ellie Frazetta, R.I.P. - Boing BoingFrazettas son busted for trying to steal his fathers ...
  4 hours ago

• Swinging in the 1970s

  
  Retro Sex Blog — Authority: 129
  Couples swinging and open marriages were as common in the 1970s as now in fact probably more common as they worked to prove how liberal they were. This horny wife is getting a new playmate and sharing that huge cock with her best friend. The girls in this swinging hardcore porn are having just as [...]Related posts: ...
  7 hours ago

• Talking Clock

  
  Gadgets Page — Authority: 121
  Last weekend, I went to visit my mom. In the bathroom, I saw a clock that has been part of the house since the Eighties and it looked it. We bought this clock for Carol when her eyes started failing. When you press the button on the top, the clock announces the time. Here is a video of it in action. I’ve ...
  8 hours ago

• Battle of the Ironclads

  
  The Awesomer — Authority: 641
  If you liked today’s Iron Man trailer , here’s a metal suit of a different era: Robbie Lee’s Battle of the Ironclads tee teams up the Monitor and Merrimac in a sequel to his (sold-out) first tee . Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=8347 Price: $18 Related posts: Terminated March ...
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• 106 years of flight

  
  TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos — Authority: 170
  106 years of flight ... On this day in 1903 near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained flights in an airplane—Orville first, gliding 120 feet (36.6 metres) through the air in 12 seconds. They gained the mechanical skills essential for their success by ...
  9 hours ago

• 106 years of flight

  
  MAKE Magazine — Authority: 153
  106 years of flight ... On this day in 1903 near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained flights in an airplane—Orville first, gliding 120 feet (36.6 metres) through the air in 12 seconds. They gained the mechanical skills essential for their success by ...
  9 hours ago

• Bill Laimbeer Combat Basketball

  
  Global Thermonuclear War — Authority: 128
  Bill Laimbeer Combat Basketball
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• Bill Laimbeer

  
  Global Thermonuclear War — Authority: 128
  Bill Laimbeer [IMG: http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kut11gSs0v1qz8ui7o1_500.jpg]
  9 hours ago

• Elf Command

  
  148Apps148Apps iPhone App and Game Reviews and News — Authority: 591
  Developer: Retro Dreamer Price: FREE Version Reviewed: 1.0 Graphics / Sound Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Game Controls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Gameplay Rating: 4 out of 5 stars iPhone Integration Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars User Interface Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 4 out of 5 ...
  9 hours ago

• Swanky

  
  Kitchen Retro — Authority: 466
  What a charming present If your name is Swank or Swanky Too bad if youre a Millie, Or a Toots or Frankie. Sylvia Kapoot And Sally Kerplunk Are in luck with this necklace Which isnt quite junk And youre also all right If youre SWK: So Sophie Wanda Krinkle Is also okay. It might be cheap, But dont be cranky: When you ...
  10 hours ago

• Citrus Air Jordan 9 Retro – 2010 Release

  
  SMS- Sneaker Coverage You Can Count On — Authority: 511
  Here is some news for all the readers, In 2010 there will be plenty of IX’s releasing to appeal for everyone. The look that we are getting right here is at another new colorway that is slated for a July release, 2010. The Air Jordan IX features an all black upper with accents in a citrus colorway and an offset white ...
  10 hours ago

• Mega Man 10: First trailer and screens

  
  Joystiq — Authority: 772
  The first trailer for Capcoms multiplatform retro revival, Mega Man 10 , has given us a glimpse at all the evil, robotic things well be killed by over, and over, and over again. Evil robot castles! Evil robot light bulbs! Also, delightfully, the trailer includes a bit of the new soundtrack, which is as catchy and ...
  10 hours ago

• Mega Man 10: First trailer and screens

  
  Smash Gamers — Authority: 153
  The first trailer for Capcoms multiplatform retro revival, Mega Man 10 , has given us a glimpse at all the evil, robotic things well be killed by over, and over, and over again. Evil robot castles! Evil robot light bulbs! Also, delightfully, the trailer includes a bit of the new soundtrack, which is as catchy and ...
  10 hours ago

• Hyper-Reality 3D Displays and Dynamic Music and Video for Better iPhone Battery Life — Apple Patent Watch

  
  The Free iPhone Blog — Authority: 154
  Tis the season for Apple patents, with both hyper-reality 3D displays, and a dynamic music and video system for better battery life on the iPhone and iPod.First up, the hyper-reality 3D display — perfectly timed for the Avatar hype as well, we’ll note — involves changing the perspective of 3D object on the ...
  11 hours ago

• If Apple.com was in 1983

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 426
  Ever wonder what Apple.com would look like in 1983? It would be promoting the Apple Lisa which ran at a blazing 5mhz, had 1mb of RAM, and cost $9,995 (which is $21,335 in inflation adjusted dollars!). Designer Dave Lawrence designed the mockup and it’s a good laugh, he’s also a huge fan of the Apple Newton and ...
  11 hours ago

• Sleeping With Sawdust

  
  Collectors Quest — Authority: 128
  Vintage Sawdust Stuffed Tigers From the, “I know I’m old because…” files, I will now reminisce about how back in the day, kids slept and played with animal pals stuffed with sawdust, straw and even wood chips. And neither we nor our patents thought a thing about it. Dolls and toys have long been stuffed ...
  11 hours ago

• pong prom: the gamer’s way of asking someone to dance

  
  technabob — Authority: 722
  Ed Keeble must be smitten with a fellow gamer, because there is no way that his gimmick would work with other people. The aforementioned gimmick is Pong Prom , and here’s how it works: “Participants don specially-designed hoodies and engage in a game of Pong by slow dancing with each other.” Oooookay. I love ...
  12 hours ago

• pong prom: the gamer’s way of asking someone to dance

  
  TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos — Authority: 170
  Ed Keeble must be smitten with a fellow gamer, because there is no way that his gimmick would work with other people. The aforementioned gimmick is Pong Prom , and here’s how it works: “Participants don specially-designed hoodies and engage in a game of Pong by slow dancing with each other.” Oooookay. I love ...
  12 hours ago

• The New Mixer

  
  Julie Tries ... — Authority: 122
  You may have a noticed a little something different in my last post. Instead of the usual handheld mixer and Pyrex bowl, I gave you a glimpse of a rather shiny contraption with a silver bowl and paddle. It was none other than my (er ... our) very lovely, brand-new KitchenAid Mixer! It has been on my "dream ...
  12 hours ago

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