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Word: retro (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...popularity of retro items like My Little Pony also suggests that when kids do want traditional toys, the classics resonate. "Kids love horses and playing with hair, and My Little Pony speaks to that," says toy expert Byrne. A recent survey by the consulting firm Funosophy found that kids 6 to 8 prefer toys over consumer electronics 49% to 30%. Trouble is, kids a little older (9 to 11) favor the electronics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zapped! How the toy industry is being outplayed by video games this holiday season | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...Retro games don't have the eye-popping graphics of today's hot sellers, but that doesn't make classics like Centipede and Missile Command any less addictive. To find out how well the updates replicated the originals, I asked a dozen TIME staff members to test them. The verdict: Anthology most faithfully recreates the Atari classics, whereas Flashback is a disappointment, lacking in both depth and performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: Joystick Nostalgia | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...lyrics on this disc are so good, in fact, that they make even the most depressing tracks worth listening to several times in a row. The album’s opener, “On the Fire,” seems so retro at first that it makes the “next track” button shine invitingly. But after I first heard the chorus, in which Golightly sings, “The diamonds you gave me still sparkle like diamonds / The things that you made for me glow / Turning to embers is all I remember / And all that...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CD Review of the Week - Holly Golightly | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...favorite T shirt design from dollfacepunk.com--"How About Never? Is Never Good for You?"--also comes on a spaghetti tank top, trucker hat and thong. See Retro Collection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Shopping Guide: Cool Gifts | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...gives Lounge patrons the opportunity to fulfill their rock-star fantasies. A wide assortment of music, from Outkast to Queen, gives performers the freedom to show off their pipes any way they please. The Milky Way also boasts the inexpensive Bella Luna Restaurant and a set of retro bowling lanes...

Author: By Aria S.K. Laskin and Rebecca M. Myerson, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: You’ve Lost That Lovin' Feeling | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

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