retro
I used a half-century-old Disney World ticket and got in
January 31, 2024 | 1:36pmCall it an inflation by-pass.
Analog TV from year 2000 goes viral as people react to shocking price
September 17, 2023 | 9:50amA video from New Year’s Eve in the year 2000 has gone viral after people reacted to the shocking price of a basic analog TV.
With marijuana legalized, plain old cigarettes are Gen Z taboo of choice
April 27, 2023 | 5:20pmWith marijuana now legal in New York City, plain old tobacco seems to be the new taboo — and retro in a way that's appealing to a younger generation already embracing...
How the retro-futuristic world of 'Hello Tomorrow!' was brought to life
March 14, 2023 | 10:28amHolograms, hovering cars, ubiquitous robots, video calls -- they're all an integral part of "Hello Tomorrow!" -- but with a slight twist.
Beanbag suit is un-bean-lievably chill
February 7, 2023 | 3:06pmIt's been more than 50 years since the first beanbag chair popped onto the scene. Now a Japanese company, Takikou Sewing, is taking the '70s furniture fad to the next...
Vent your air travel frustrations with these bumper cars at JFK
July 29, 2022 | 3:59pmCanceled flight? Starting this Friday, JFK Airport’s TWA Hotel has a fun and nostalgic way to vent some of your frustration.
Have a rad summer with the new FUNBOY and Aviator Nation pool float
June 7, 2022 | 4:32pmWant to go yachting in style this summer?
A perfectly preserved ’80s time capsule home sells for $700K
April 15, 2022 | 3:33pmThis retro home in Oak Brook -- with mirrors on every surface -- has found a new owner.
JFK Airport’s TWA Hotel 'Runway' roller skating rink is a retro revelation
April 12, 2022 | 8:11amThis skate venue is ready for takeoff. JFK Airport’s TWA Hotel is set to reopen its Roll-A-Rama skating venue this weekend.
Retro moms dress like it's the 1940s
February 8, 2022 | 6:55amThese ladies are the cat's pajamas. See how two UK moms, Lara Clark, 45, and Emma Parker, 50, are turning heads in full 1940s wardrobe. They join other retro lovers...
'70s-obsessed mom has groovy style
November 1, 2021 | 12:31pmWas this woman born in the wrong decade? See how an interior designer in London, UK, dresses like it’s the 1970s, often matching her 4-year-old daughter, Dita. Mom of two...
Save $40 on this tech-savvy turntable and hear your records right
October 16, 2021 | 9:00amThe mbeat Bluetooth Hi-Fi Turntable unites old-school sound and new-school bells and whistles, providing vinyl sound.
Gen Z love retro skinny sunglasses. These are our favorites
September 10, 2021 | 10:42amNo you're not in the Matrix, you're just in Gen Z's new world of fashion trends. Like with most other closet staples, sunglass trends come and go, from the bright...
NFL helmet designs are about to get a whole lot more fun
June 24, 2021 | 6:32pmThe NFL has approved a plan where teams can use alternate helmets.
'Brady Bunch' star Maureen McCormick makes over 1950s homes in new show
January 1, 2021 | 10:12amMaureen McCormick co-hosts discovery+'s "Frozen in Time," which finds her making over the interiors of Southern California homes stuck in time warps dating back to the 1950s.
Roller-skating surges in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic
June 5, 2020 | 6:06pmAlong empty streets, inside vacant parking lots and even through the ghost town that is Times Square, roller skaters rule again.
NYC drive-in theater attracting big crowds thanks to coronavirus
May 11, 2020 | 5:08pmDuring a recent showing of "Grease," movie-goers danced on top of their cars.
Collect all: NYC scooping up remaining payphones
February 28, 2020 | 9:12pmNew York's finally hanging up on payphones. Most of the last open-air payphones in the Big Apple will soon be a thing of the past — with some to be...
Motorola Razr is reborn as $1.5K foldable smartphone
November 14, 2019 | 3:01pmFlipping back to the past. Motorola has hopped aboard the nostalgia train by re-releasing the Motorola Razr — as a foldable smartphone. The phone firm announced the device with a...
Bluetooth cassette player debuts on Walkman's 40th birthday
July 8, 2019 | 1:03pmThrowback to the future. The internet is having a retro romance with "the world’s first cassette player with Bluetooth 5.0 capability." Dubbed "IT'S OK," the fresh take on the classic...