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Wed. 06/30 - Why 1980s Nostalgia Films Won't Die


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What’s with the on-going trend of horror films and TV shows being set in the 1980s? Is sunscreen worse in the United States compared to Europe? And one of the sports returning to the Olympics next month has a deadly precedent.

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Screams, slashers and Thatcher: why horror films are going back to the 80s (The Guardian)
  • Why So Many Modern Horror Movies Are Set In The 1980s (Screen Rant)
  • Are European Sunscreens Better Than Those in the U.S.? (Discover)
  • Peak Performance: The Most Hazardous Sport In Olympic History (Mental Floss)
  • British Mountaineer Kenton Cool's Odd Quest | Outside Online (Outside)
  • Indoor Weekly: History of Climbing as Olympic Sport (Gripped)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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