# 1950 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 26 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 1950. Page: Feed: --- ## [Revisiting TROY in 4K](https://www.freekittensmovieguide.com/2026/08/revisiting-troy-in-4k.html) _2026-08-21 · D.M. Anderson · Free Kittens Movie Guide_ TROY Limited Edition (4K UHD) Also available on Blu-ray 2004 / 196 & 162 min (2 cuts) Arrow Video Review by Mr. Bonnie, the Buffed Blond Butcher 😸 With Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey cleaning up at the box office, and bringing literarily-impaired trolls out from under their rocks, the timing of 2004’s Troy on 4K couldn’t be more perfect. Some comparisons are inevitable, of course, so as a… ## [Lionel Ravaute by Dominique](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/20/lionel-ravaute-by-dominique/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lionel-ravaute-by-dominique) _2026-08-20 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ Dominique (aka Lon of London) took these photos of Jr. Mr. France Lionel Ravaute in 1954 to sell through Lon of NY, who turned them down because of the low quality of Dominique's photography resulting in too many refunds. The post Lionel Ravaute by Dominique first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [Freddie and Ronnie DiFalco](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/20/freddie-and-ronnie-difalco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freddie-and-ronnie-difalco) _2026-08-20 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ Brothers Freddie and Ronnie DiFalco photographed by Frank Giardina in the 40s. The post Freddie and Ronnie DiFalco first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [Instant Views \[o.\] Children | Photos by Nikos Economopoulos, 1981-98](https://www.cocosse.com/2026/08/children-photos-by-nikos-economopoulos/) _2026-08-20 · Cocosse · C o c o s s e_ Nikos Economopoulos, Children diving in the Harbour, Kastro Village, 1998 Nikos Economopoulos, Greece, 1981 Nikos... ## [Louis Igot Rock Stars](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/20/louis-igot-rock-stars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=louis-igot-rock-stars) _2026-08-20 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ Louis Igot was fond of having his models pose with a rock. The post Louis Igot Rock Stars first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [DC Animated Watch: DC's League of Super-Pets (2022)](http://www.signal-watch.com/2026/08/dc-animated-watch-dcs-league-of-super.html) _2026-08-20 · noreply@blogger.com (The League) · The Signal Watch blog_ Watched: 08/19/2026 Format: Disc 4K Viewing: Second Director: Jared Stern One of the oddest of casualties of a certain point in time was DC's League of Super-Pets (2022) . Started before COVID and then, mind-bogglingly, released during COVID as a kids' movie - it seemingly tanked at the box office. Fun note: it made $80 million more than Supergirl . My memory was - people found the advertising… ## [AVENGERS BATTLE THE EARTH-WRECKER "Chapter Seventeen: Avenger vs Avenger"](http://atocom.blogspot.com/2026/08/avengers-battle-earth-wrecker-chapter_01477950067.html) _2026-08-20 · Britt Reid · Atomic Kommie Comics_ Art by John Buscema & Vince Colletta Read the Previous Chapter HERE Chapter Seventeen: Avenger vs Avenger It was not many hours later, after a Quinjet flight and a deep-sea dive, that the other Avengers approached the sea-hatch door of the dome, wary of blast-rays that did not blaze forth. “That’s funny,” said Cap uneasily. “If Karzz is back in control of the dome, having somehow taken Goliath… ## [A Pair From May, 1960](https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-pair-from-may-1960.html) _2026-08-20 · Major Pepperidge · GORILLAS DON'T BLOG_ You never know when June Gloom will hit - it might even happen in May! It's like when Friday the 13th falls on a Wednesday. Judging from the number of guests, this was a fine time to visit the park - perhaps it was Mother's Day. Or Memorial Day! The diffused light makes it impossible to guess what time of day this was, but people are already resting on benches, so I'd guess "what is 'early… ## [A Pair From May, 1960](https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-pair-from-may-1960.html) _2026-08-20 · Major Pepperidge · GORILLAS DON'T BLOG_ You never know when June Gloom will hit - it might even happen in May! It's like when Friday the 13th falls on a Wednesday. Judging from the number of guests, this was a fine time to visit the park - perhaps it was Mother's Day. Or Memorial Day! The diffused light makes it impossible to guess what time of day this was, but people are already resting on benches, so I'd guess "what is 'early… ## [The Question #1 - 1st issue](http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2026/08/question-1-1st-issue.html) _2026-08-20 · Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink · Pencil Ink_ The Question #1 The Question v1 #1, 1987 - Obsessed with rooting out corruption, reporter Vic Sage will go any lengths to get information and make it public. When a damning videotape needs to be secured, he dons a featureless face as the Question and violently wrests it from a gang of thugs. Introduced in Blue Beetle in the 1960s, this first issue starts the Question's first self-titled series.… ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zcva84gOp10y) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [Catnip Reviews: FRESH HORSES, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT and MARSHALS - SEASON ONE](https://www.freekittensmovieguide.com/2026/08/catnip-reviews-fresh-horses-it-was-just.html) _2026-08-20 · D.M. Anderson · Free Kittens Movie Guide_ Snack-sized opinions from the frisky felines at Free Kittens… FRESH HORSES (Blu-ray) - Spending most of the ‘80s as a generation’s high school sweetheart, Brat Packer Molly Ringwald grows up just a smidgen in 1988’s Fresh Horses . Somewhat against type, she dons her white trash hat to play an underaged woman in an abusive marriage. Then she meets a well-to-do yuppie played by fellow Brat Pack… ## [The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game](https://silverscenesblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-impossibly-difficult-name-that.html) _2026-08-20 · The Metzinger Sisters · Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers_ This man talked so fast, it was hard to get a non-blurry image of him - but here he is! Doesn't he look familiar? Possibly....possibly not, depending on if you saw this movie... As always, if you are not familiar with the rules to the Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie game or the prize, click here . ## [Shorts Month 2026: B (I)](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18936) _2026-08-20 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ Black Box (1979, Beth B & Scott B) Kidnapper/torturer Lydia Lunch wants “to cure you, to free you from error.” Man leaves his hot girl and crappy apartment for a sec, gets kidnapped off the sidewalk. Lydia keeps threatening him with the black box, then throws him inside. It’s a small room where you have \[…\] ## [Larry Scott by Bruce of LA](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/19/larry-scott-by-bruce-of-la/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=larry-scott-by-bruce-of-la) _2026-08-19 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ Larry Scott photographed by Bruce of LA in the late 50s or early 60s. The post Larry Scott by Bruce of LA first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825411290614956032) _2026-08-19 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952 Undated photo, some time in the '80s Opened in 1952, the 25-unit Cardinal was one of the southernmost motels on the Strip. Little is known of the owners – E.F. Zundel in '56, C.E. Langford from '67 to the '90s. It's unclear whether the motel was in continuous operation from the 80s-90s. It was demolished in '97. The Cardinal was located directly to… ## [Johnny Thrust by Old Reliable](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/19/johnny-thrust-by-old-reliable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=johnny-thrust-by-old-reliable) _2026-08-19 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ Johnny Thrust, photos by Old Reliable, mid 80s. The post Johnny Thrust by Old Reliable first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [Tales from the Crypt #24 - Wally Wood art](http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2020/07/tales-from-crypt-24-wally-wood-art-red.html) _2026-08-19 · Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink · Pencil Ink_ Tales From the Crypt #24 Tales from the Crypt v1 #24 , 1951 - Upon hearing of a young woman's inheritance, Ralph Kearns woos her and takes her for his wife. Still not content, he kills her wealthy uncle and makes it look like an accident. Wally Wood 's opening panel is a departure from his usual style, but effective nonetheless. Still honing his craft, Wood adds plenty of background detail… ## [Cowboy Ken Ryker](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/19/cowboy-ken-ryker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cowboy-ken-ryker) _2026-08-19 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ How many times did Ken Ryker pose as a cowboy? More than we can count. The post Cowboy Ken Ryker first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [Lincoln Park Foods deli counter, 1953](https://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/lincoln-park-foods-deli-counter-1953/) _2026-08-19 · Vintage Portland · Vintage Portland_ Deli counter inside Lincoln Park Foods, with store employees standing behind the counter. To view this image in Efiles, click here. ## [Days \[ ) Dance | Samuel Beckett, 1952](https://www.cocosse.com/2026/08/days-dance-samuel-beckett-1952/) _2026-08-19 · Cocosse · C o c o s s e_ Marc Riboud, Jean Babilée, Paris, 1953 E: Wouldn’t it, Didi, be more fun?V: I’d like... ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n1SsmNWbp8xJ) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Wednesday Worlds of Wonder JUDGE DREDD "He IS the Law" Part 1](http://atocom.blogspot.com/2026/08/wednesday-worlds-of-wonder-judge-dredd.html) _2026-08-19 · Britt Reid · Atomic Kommie Comics_ What Happens When Americans Take a British Comic Series about Americans...and Reboot It? You're about to find out! We Pause the Narrative Until Next Wednesday Written by Andrew Helfer and illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming, this never-reprinted premiere issue of Judge Dredd (1994) was a continuation of a partnership between DC and England's Fleetway Press which began with a highly-successful… ## [More Pins From the Bag](https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/more-pins-from-bag.html) _2026-08-19 · Major Pepperidge · GORILLAS DON'T BLOG_ The kids are tired of TikTok! They want Pins From the Bag! This first pin is special to me, because it belonged to my dad, who was a big fan of Walt Kelly's "Pogo", a comic strip that ran from 1948 to 1975. Dad had around a dozen books (collections of daily strips) from the 1950s that I used to read, and I grew to love Pogo Possum, Albert Alligator, Churchy LaFemme (a turtle), Howland Owl, Porky… ## [More Pins From the Bag](https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/more-pins-from-bag.html) _2026-08-19 · Major Pepperidge · GORILLAS DON'T BLOG_ The kids are tired of TikTok! They want Pins From the Bag! This first pin is special to me, because it belonged to my dad, who was a big fan of Walt Kelly's "Pogo", a comic strip that ran from 1948 to 1975. Dad had around a dozen books (collections of daily strips) from the 1950s that I used to read, and I grew to love Pogo Possum, Albert Alligator, Churchy LaFemme (a turtle), Howland Owl, Porky… ## [How My Brother and I Nearly Killed Each Other (Twice)](https://catsandbirdsandstuff.com/how-my-brother-and-i-nearly-killed-each-other-twice/) _2026-08-19 · catsandbirdsandstuff · Cats and Birds and Stuff_ Kamikaze tricyclists and fighting on the beach I grew up in the Fifties in Port Tennant, a tight-knit community on the east side of Swansea, in a world of terraced houses and sprawling, imagined battlefields, shared uneasily with my younger brother Peter. Like most brothers born close together, Peter and I did not get on. Not really. We fought, argued, and from my side at least, I was constantly… ## [John Wayne Adventure Comics #29 - Al Williamson / Frank Frazetta reprint](http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2016/05/john-wayne-adventure-comics-29-al.html) _2026-08-19 · Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink · Pencil Ink_ John Wayne Adventure Comics #29 John Wayne Adventure Comics v1 #29, 1955 - Several stories in this edition were published in previous issues. This includes "Black Gold", an Al Williamson / Frank Frazetta tale from John Wayne Adventure Comics #4 . - - - - - - - - - - Home / Frazetta / Williamson / John Wayne Adventure / Western e b a y \> this comic Frazetta \> comics \> books / Williamson \> comics \>… ## [Shorts Month 2026: A](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18935) _2026-08-19 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ The Artificial Humors (2016, Gabriel Abrantes) Half-hour short about a soccer ball-shaped floating robot, its AI programmer, and the girl it’s in love with. The three of them leave the village where it’s been training and go to Sao Paolo, where it’s reprogrammed to be a successful stand-up comedian. Big movie music, seamless effects, cool \[…\] ## [Traveling Book Reports](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/18/traveling-book-reports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traveling-book-reports) _2026-08-18 · Jack · Collectors Realm 3_ flying around quite a lot lately, so I thought I might share some of my recent airplane reading. Max Hovey "No Fats No Femmes" and Marc Gauss' "What Tried to Kill Me had Many Names" The post Traveling Book Reports first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . [Listen](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260718_162014.mp4) ## [REACHER - SEASON THREE: New & Improved (and 100% Ad-Free!)](https://www.freekittensmovieguide.com/2026/08/reach-season-three-new-improved-and-100.html) _2026-08-18 · D.M. Anderson · Free Kittens Movie Guide_ REACHER - SEASON THREE (Blu-ray) 2025 / 388 min (8 episodes) Paramount Review by Carl, the Couch Potato 😺 Christmas and Reacher continue to be the only reasons I’m still hanging on to my Amazon Prime account. However, I’m getting increasingly disgusted with being forced to sit through commercial breaks for a streaming service I’m already paying for, which is why I’m glad that every season of… ## [Marvel Preview #21 - Steve Ditko art](http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2014/07/marvel-preview-21-steve-ditko-art.html) _2026-08-18 · Unknown · Pencil Ink_ Marvel Preview #21 Marvel Preview v1 #21 presents Moon Knight , 1980 - Backing up the main Moon Knight feature, a Shroud solo story pits the hero against an eclectic criminal called the Crooked Man. Steve Ditko 's graphic style works superbly in black and white, filling the pages with high contrasts and intense linework. The Shroud's flowing cape and powers of enveloping darkness are artfully… ## [Michael Anthony by Old Reliable](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/18/michael-anthony-by-old-reliable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michael-anthony-by-old-reliable) _2026-08-18 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ Better known for his work with Kurt Dietrich, Michael Anthony also modeled for Old Reliable in the mid 80s. The post Michael Anthony by Old Reliable first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QvozF8pl60pr) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Sounding JJ While Bound](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/18/sounding-jj-while-bound/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sounding-jj-while-bound) _2026-08-18 · Jack · Collectors Realm 3_ Sticking steel rods of increasing size down Slave JJ's micropenis while he's tied up 4-point on my bed. The post Sounding JJ While Bound first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . [Listen](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tied-Sounding.mp4) ## [Marines Attack #1 - 1st issue](http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2026/08/marines-attack-1-1st-issuez.html) _2026-08-18 · Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink · Pencil Ink_ Marines Attack #1 Marines Attack v1 #1, 1964 - Post World War Two, a GI goes to the home of his buddy, who died saving him during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Introducing himself to his widow, he recounts the details and sheer heroism of her fallen husband. Charlton comics introduces one of several war titles during the 1960s. All stories in this first issue were drawn by Sam Glanzman. Cover by… ## [Inside the Strange and Stylish World of 1970s Men’s Fashion Through Vintage Ads](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/strange-fashion-photos-1970s/) _2026-08-18 · RHP · Rare Historical Photos_ Open any box of decades-old family photographs and there is a good chance one image will stop the scroll: a man in a belted sweater, knee-high boots, and a print bold enough to make modern eyes squint. Vintage menswear advertisements from the 1970s are full of moments like this, and viewed through a 21st-century lens, \[…\] ## [The Bee&B](https://catsandbirdsandstuff.com/the-beeb/) _2026-08-18 · catsandbirdsandstuff · Cats and Birds and Stuff_ How my daughter's intervention turned my patio into a five-star insect resort. Jennifer was over for tea (still no milk, the heathen) when she caught me mid-rant. I was passionately explaining to a very unimpressed robin that if he didn't pull his weight with the slug population, my entire garden would look like Swiss cheese. "You know, Dad," she said, sipping her milkless abomination, "for… ## [AVENGERS BATTLE THE EARTH-WRECKER "Chapter Sixteen: Alien Hunt"](http://atocom.blogspot.com/2026/08/avengers-battle-earth-wrecker-chapter_01301007779.html) _2026-08-18 · Britt Reid · Atomic Kommie Comics_ Art by John Buscema Read the Previous Chapter HERE Chapter Sixteen: Alien Hunt “Keep turning the dial one notch at a time,” instructed Iron Man. It was the next day and they were back at headquarters, using equipment that came from one of Anthony Stark’s labs. There were four monitor screens attended by the four Avengers present. The monitors were connected to a huge computer, and also to four… ## [1950s Details](https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/1950s-details.html) _2026-08-18 · Major Pepperidge · GORILLAS DON'T BLOG_ An anonymous photographer from the 1950s seemed to be interested in some of the smaller details in Disneyland. Sure, that castle is great, and how often do you see a moon rocket? But some folks have an eye for the little things that others don't. The Fantasyland Skyway chalet was a real showstopper, perched on its hill, surrounded by an Alpine forest, and replete with charming folk art details.… ## [1950s Details](https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/1950s-details.html) _2026-08-18 · Major Pepperidge · GORILLAS DON'T BLOG_ An anonymous photographer from the 1950s seemed to be interested in some of the smaller details in Disneyland. Sure, that castle is great, and how often do you see a moon rocket? But some folks have an eye for the little things that others don't. The Fantasyland Skyway chalet was a real showstopper, perched on its hill, surrounded by an Alpine forest, and replete with charming folk art details.… ## [Twisted Tales - comic series checklist](http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2011/10/twisted-tales-comic-series-checklist.html) _2026-08-18 · Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink · Pencil Ink_ - - - - - - - - - - Twisted Tales v1 Pacific / Eclipse 1982-84 1 - 1st issue key 2 - Wrightson cover, Ploog art 3,4 5 - Corben cover favorite 6-8 9 - 1st Eclipse issue 10 - Wrightson art - - - - - - - - - - Home / Pacific / Eclipse ## [Marc Case by Old Reliable](https://www.collectorsrealm3.net/2026/08/17/marc-case-by-old-reliable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marc-case-by-old-reliable) _2026-08-18 · Robert Kurtz · Collectors Realm 3_ Marc Case photographed by David Hurles in Los Angeles for Old Reliable at the end of the 80s. The post Marc Case by Old Reliable first appeared on Collectors Realm 3 . ## [DC's "Lanterns" Episode 1](http://www.signal-watch.com/2026/08/dcs-lanterns-episode-1.html) _2026-08-18 · noreply@blogger.com (The League) · The Signal Watch blog_ I used to love Green Lantern comics. I came to Green Lantern by reading Emerald Dawn and then Emerald Dawn II .\* But GL and it's cast were a lot, and so I was an inconsistent reader for years. I eventually fell into the monthly habit, and was there for the last of Kyle's run as the only Lantern, the return of Hal Jordan, elevation of John Stewart and eventually Geoff Johns' expansion of the… ## [Jonathan Rosenbaum’s Alternate 100](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18904) _2026-08-18 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ I wanted to celebrate the American semiquincentennial in some way, but it was too hot to go out for fireworks, so I watched all twenty of my still-unseen movies on Jonathan Rosenbaum’s 1998 list of American movies, from his “List-o-Mania” response to the AFI 100 list. Rosenbaum’s lists and writings have been as important to \[…\] ## [Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825225649333665792) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940 Garehime, the first music, radio, and record store in Las Vegas. Jake W. and Edith Garehime came to Las Vegas in '24. Jake was a jeweler by trade, but he also knew how to rebuild pianos. The Garehimes opened the Garehime Music and Jewelry Store on Fremont St , described by the family as the town’s first music and jewelry store. The… ## [When the Bees Go, We're All Buggered](https://catsandbirdsandstuff.com/when-the-bees-go-were-all-buggered/) _2026-08-17 · catsandbirdsandstuff · Cats and Birds and Stuff_ My daughter gets stung weekly and still told me to write this. My daughter, Jennifer, hates bees, wasps and anything that might sting her. I don't blame her. She's a magnet for them. They'll ignore everybody else present and make a beeline (see what I did there?) straight for her. She'll start waving her arms about and jumping around, inevitably hitting one, which will immediately retaliate and do… ## [How I Became a Garden Vigilante: My War Against the Tiny Green Mafia](https://catsandbirdsandstuff.com/how-i-became-a-garden-vigilante-my-war-against-the-tiny-green-mafia/) _2026-08-17 · catsandbirdsandstuff · Cats and Birds and Stuff_ A terrace gardener's descent into sanctioned bug murder When invasive stink bugs turn your peaceful tomato sanctuary into a crime scene, sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands (literally). Meet Nezara viridula . Also known as the Southern Green Stink Bug. Also known as the reason I now have trust issues in my terrace garden. So there I was, peacefully tending to my three tomato… ## [The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951.](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825214159900884992) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951. Photo: G.I. Pitchford , Manis Collection, UNLV Special Collections & Archives. The sign read “The Horseshoe” in its first year, before the addition of the name Benny Binion. Photos of the Horseshoe Chronology of the Apache Hotel, and Horseshoe club 1951, before the grand opening of August 14, 1951. Las Vegas News Bureau. Circa 1951. 1951, Postcard.… ## [Las Vegas Strip, July 1973](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825213515886379008) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Las Vegas Strip, July 1973 Passing the Sands. Photo by James R. Anderson , shot on Kodachrome. Las Vegas Strip, July 1973. Riviera (Don Rickles, Peter Gordeno), Stardust, Westward Ho, Slots-a-Fun. Slide scan from the Gary Lenhart collection. ## [Revisiting POPEYE in 4K](https://www.freekittensmovieguide.com/2026/08/revisiting-popeye-in-4k.html) _2026-08-17 · D.M. Anderson · Free Kittens Movie Guide_ POPEYE (4K + Blu-ray) 1980 / 113 min Paramount Review by Stinky the Destroyer 😾 If you’re old enough to have seen Popeye in a theater, you probably couldn’t help but be knocked out by the opening sequence where the title character arrives in the coastal town of Sweethaven. Even today, it remains a triumph of imaginative production design. Add to that the first appearance of Robin Williams in a… ## [Revisiting POPEYE in 4K](https://www.freekittensmovieguide.com/2026/08/revisiting-popeye-in-4k.html) _2026-08-17 · D.M. Anderson · Free Kittens Movie Guide_ POPEYE (4K + Blu-ray) 1980 / 113 min Paramount Review by Stinky the Destroyer 😾 If you’re old enough to have seen Popeye in a theater, you probably couldn’t help but be knocked out by the opening sequence where the title character arrives in the coastal town of Sweethaven. Even today, it remains a triumph of imaginative production design. Add to that the first appearance of Robin Williams in a… ## [Sea Devils #1 - 1st issue](http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2026/08/17-sea-devils-1-1st-issue.html) _2026-08-17 · Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink · Pencil Ink_ Sea Devils #1 Sea Devils v1 #1, 1961 - After their first appearance in Showcase #27 and two subsequent issues, the team of adventurers finally get their own series. In this first issue , Hollywood hires the Sea Devils to fight a robot based on the mythical Octopus Man. Unfortunately, the actual one shows up to pose a real danger to the quartet. Written by Robert Kanigher, a separate story ("Secret… ## [Willamette River, 1935](https://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/willamette-river-1935-3/) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Portland · Vintage Portland_ Salmon fishing in the Willamette River, 1935. This photograph was originally posted in November 2017. vintageportland.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/willamette-river-circa-1935/ View this image in Efiles (efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/2725167).