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March 21, 2017

Stream this Documentary About The Futurism of Walt Disney

Many people of my generation (and the previous one) are nostalgic about Disney, whether they have memories from going to Disneyland as a child,…

September 22, 2016

Retrofuture Come True: The Roomba Predicted in 1959

I was browsing Pinterest when I saw this photograph that immediately caught my eye. I’m obsessed with retrofuturist predictions about homes, especially kitchens. In…

May 17, 2016

The Home of the Future: Year 1999 AD [VIDEO]

Here is an interesting short film I found on Youtube recently. Originally released in 1967, the short film “1999 A.D.” was released by the…

March 23, 2015

Artist Spotlight: Indelible Ink Workshop’s Retro Scifi Prints and Posters

Buy Night Rocket Retro Poster on Etsy Indelible Ink Workshop is run by the couple Luke Minner and Naomi Wilson. Together they create beautiful…

The Runaway Robot Vintage Sci-Fi Book Cover

March 3, 2015

Vintage Scifi Classic “The Runaway Robot” Back in Print!

I was so excited when I found out this weekend that the classic science fiction book The Runaway Robot by Lester Del Ray is…

March 2, 2015

The Incredibles – Retrofuturist Review

A little background on what the Retrofuturist reviews will be: I don’t consider myself a critic, so these reviews will more focus on how…

February 12, 2015

Feminine Hygiene for Lady Astronauts

I hate feminine hygiene ads. Modern ones are ridiculous and vintage ads are cringeworthy. But I discovered half of this ad on Pinterest today…

February 9, 2015

1950’s Flying Car of the Future

More power to you! This vintage advertisement from 1958 features a vision of your personal flying car, and if you’re still waiting for this…

February 8, 2015

14 Vintage Scifi & Fantasy Covers Where Women Aren’t “Damseled”

We already know I’m a huge retro-sci-fi fan, but one of the things that irks me the most about vintage magazine and book covers…

January 31, 2015

A Bored Alien Travels to Earth in a 1958 German Musical

I found this gem of a retrofuturistic movie clip today from the 1958 German film Bühne frei für Marika (translated to Stage Free for…

The Retrofuturist

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