commercials The orgiastic decadence of these commercials from 1984 Elías Villoro

school supplies E. Bryant Crutchfield, inventor of the Trapper Keeper, RIP David Pescovitz

commercials Watch this 1989 television commercial for the wonderful "Mysteries of the Unknown" book series Popkin

mcdonalds You could win $1,000,000 instantly by listening to this McDonald's record Popkin

Raymond Pettibon 1980s Black Flag skateboards commercial with art by Raymond Pettibon Popkin

post-punk Live performance footage of 1982 post-punk show The Birthday Party / Lydia Lunch / Die Haut Popkin

1980s Pan Am Training Video: "The Smoker" is a fantastically intriguing video from the 80s when people could still smoke on airplanes Popkin

oddities Dolphin Dreamtime is a 1980s cassette that takes the listener through an imaginary encounter with dolphins Popkin

1980s Take a nostalgic trip to 1987 with this digital drawing system that worked on your TV Popkin

garbage pail kids The time Joe Manchin's uncle tried to ban Garbage Pail Kids Popkin

Alternate Universes Watch this unsettling vitamin commercial from 1982 Popkin

1980s ITSOFOMO is a multimedia experience of spoken word, video, and a "mutantrumpet" Popkin

what difference does it make Morrissey just published a scathing open letter to Johnny Marr: "Stop using my name as click-bait" David Pescovitz

electronic music Listen to Quark Pair's self-released synth music cassette from 1988 Mark Frauenfelder

commercials I haven't seen this commercial for Atari Pole Position since 1982 and I love it more than ever Mark Frauenfelder

broadcasting Wife number two, junk car supplier, computer chuckles, and other fantastic screengrabs from 1980s TV news David Pescovitz

new wave Unit 3 and Venus were a new wave band with a kid as the lead singer Popkin

answering machines Can you dig this cassette tape of Radio Shack answering machine songs from 1985 Popkin

1980s "Toaster Head" by Bryan Ady and the 88s (1985) is a song about a man who grows a toaster on his head Popkin

televis Far-out clip from 1980 late night program "TV's TV" Popkin