Lead-Based Memories: Vintage Drinking Glasses

I want to talk about these Alvin and the Chipmunks glasses, but before I go I have to set up this bit by explaining the plot of A Canticle for…

Aug 18 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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Released 40 Years Ago Today: Howard the Duck

I have pretty low standards when it comes to movies.

Aug 1 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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July 2026

The Sad Melting of Jar Jar Binks

Nothing lasts forever, not even a lollipop

Jul 28 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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Hot Sauce and Dot-Matrix Printers

The Perfect Litmus Test for Nostalgia

Jul 22 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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June 2026

Strange Stories, Amazing Facts, Kooky Tales

An Old Book and a New Podcast

Jun 22 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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In 1986 I Won Tickets to see Space Camp..

...and drew the wrath of the meanest teacher in school by doing so.

Jun 12 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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May 2026

40 Years Ago Today, Van Halen's 5150 Went Double Platinum

There’s always a bit of overlap at the beginning and end of a decade.

May 28 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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I Cheated on a Ninth Grade Spanish Test

No bueno.

May 21 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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April 2026

Easter, Kurt Cobain, and the Grand Canyon

Two lives changed in the spring of 1994

Apr 6 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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February 2026

Good Movies Starring Terrible People

I was buying a birthday present for my wife the day Michael Jackson died.

Feb 27 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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On Rubik's Cubes, World Records, and Fatherhood

In case you missed it — and let’s face it, there’s a pretty good chance you missed it — last week the world record for the fastest single solve of a…

Feb 21 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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The Boy who Jumped off Roofs

...and the man he became

Feb 3 • Rob "Flack" O'Hara

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