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Radios Teardown of iconic Sony TR-63 transistor radio from 1957 Mark Frauenfelder

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classic toys The wonderful history of Troll Dolls David Pescovitz

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space missions NASA makes cool space mission posters that reference pop culture Rusty Blazenhoff

50 Cent Rapper 50 Cent's expensive psy-ops prank on rival Ja Rule David Pescovitz

illustrations Pop culture characters organized by color Andrea James

historic home For Sale: The real-life Brady Bunch house Rusty Blazenhoff

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pop impressionist Pop Trash: Celebrity junk portrait artist Jason Mecier announces book Rusty Blazenhoff

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Doug Kenney National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney speaking at UCLA (1972) Rusty Blazenhoff

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