In the late 1970s, wargaming was little more than an idea waiting to be realized on home computers. The hobby was popularized by companies like Avalon Hill and SPI, whose boxed sets of maps, counters, and thick rulebooks recreated conflicts ranging from ancient battlefields to hypothetical nuclear wars. For many, the appeal lay in the […]| Retro365
In 1981, Atari launched the Atari Program Exchange, APX, an unusual experiment that invited hobbyists to submit original programs for possible publication. It was part catalog, part competition. At…| Retro365
If you remember the old 'Reach out - reach out and touch someone' long distance ad jingle, you probably just sang those words in your head! Look back at some of these vintage TV commercials, and find out how the ditty came together here!| Click Americana
The practical test for my CAPES examination took place at a lycée in Lyon, in the Croix-Rousse area. A new lycée, with potted plants in the buildings for the teaching and administrative staff, and …| This Reading Life
1983. The year of breakfast telly, the afternoon kids’ tv slot being rebranded Children’s ITV, Thatcher’s Tories winning a second general election by a landslide, the Little Miss …| What I Think About When I Think About Reading
When I started this blog years ago, I made a private agreement with myself: I would avoid writing topical political content. Substack, social media, and the blogosphere is saturated with political commentary, providing lots of heat but little light. I don’t like trafficking in outrage, which is the fast-track to success in political blogging. However, […]| Jim Nelson
LaBrant, L. (1983, January). The third decade: 1944-1953. Language Arts, 60(1), 72-73. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41961438 Language Arts reprints Writing Is Learned by Writing (1953).| Lou LaBrant: An Annotated Bibliography
