Nostalgic

Screenshot: YouTube: Television Archives/KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza HutRemember fast-food kids meals with specially marketed pop culture toys? They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. In the 1990s, Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and Burger King often chose chaos with their tie-ins, like the Batman Forever glass mugs or the Hercules plates. Heck, even when big event films like the Star Wars prequels came out, fast food mascots like the Taco Bell chihuahua and KFC’s Colonel would get their own in-universe sagas. io9…

Excitement is reaching a fever pitch among Grand Theft Auto fans as they eagerly analyze every frame of the GTA 6 trailer for potential clues and ties to the beloved Vice City. The speculation is…

Outside of Resident Evil, Alone in the Dark is one of the most influential survival horror games of all time. While we wait for Pieces Interactive’s take on the upcoming reimagining, THQ Nordic has shown what you can expect if you opt for the special version of the game. Over on the publisher’s YouTube channel (as spotted by Bloody Disgusting), we get a little showcase on the Alone in the Dark bonuses that come with the Deluxe Edition. For starters, there are some “authentic Vintage Horror Filters,” as well as the…

Sometimes, often without warning, you will see or hear something that unlocks an entire ocean of memories you didn’t even remember you had. Nostalgia, after all, is a potent emotion. Naturally, there are many pages out there dedicated to dishing it up to everyone who wants some. The “That 80s and 90s Page” Instagram account shares memes and pictures of things from past decades that might make you pretty darn nostalgic. We got in touch with the page’s administrator to learn more. So get comfortable as you scroll through…

The sweet duo sang "Tossed Salads & Scrambled Eggs" from the iconic sitcom Kelly Clarkson welcomed the prince of pop psychology to the Kellyoke stage during the latest episode of her talk show. Kelsey Grammer — who starred as psychiatrist Frasier Crane in NBC’s Frasier — joined Clarkson for a duet of the show’s iconic closing theme song, “Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs.” Grammer sang the original track that played during the closing credits of the Cheers spin-off from 1993 to 2004.…

We tend to romanticize the parts of our past when we were the happiest, full of energy, and had fewer responsibilities. For many of us, this period of time was childhood.However, it’s also possible to be nostalgic about early adulthood or absolutely any other time in your life: it all depends on your perspective. Generally speaking, if you’re overly cynical, jaded, and stressed, you won’t remember those days, months, and years very fondly.We tend to romanticize the parts of our past when we were the happiest, full of…

While the ‘90s were only a few decades ago, the way we celebrate Christmas has changed quite a bit. Back then, holiday cheer was measured by circling toys in catalogs, picking up holiday movies from Blockbuster, and finding a Game Boy under the tree. Not to mention the joy of hearing "All I Want for Christmas Is You" for the first time and hurriedly going to the mall to see it all lit up and decked out for the occasion. Does that sound familiar? If so, this list might just be for you. We at Bored Panda have collected…

Dear Reader, Indian Christmas My family doesn’t celebrate Christmas. I managed to get around that hurdle, by the judicious act of entering this world on Christmas Eve. I went to school in a Catholic Convent with nativity plays and cake to mark the day. Thus topping nature with nurture has ensured my Christmas week stays about food, festivities and presents. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here Lately, I have ratcheted up my gift quotient, by giving people ‘return presents’ on my…

On a family holiday with her son to San Francisco Bay in 2019, Lisa Carney was practising taking photographs in extreme lighting conditions. “It’s pretty amazing the tonal range you can get with smartphone cameras,” she says. Here she was using an iPhone 10. “I was experimenting with exposure for highlights,” she explains, “while still being able to bring out lots of detail in shadows.”skip past newsletter promotionSign up to Inside SaturdayThe only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to…

Eight years after The Hunger Games finale, director Francis Lawrence returns to the director’s chair for the fifth and final entry. Lawrence apparently absorbed all types of critical feedback, because The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes presents the series at its most confident and comprehensive.  Set 64 years before the trilogy, this prequel to Suzanne Collins’s sensational young adult dystopia unravels Coriolanus Snow’s descent into tyranny, of the ruthful choices that would one day lead to his…