Memory Wipe

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  Memory Wipe Revisiting fate and parental lies in real life and the Black Cauldron books

  An adult writer re-examines Lloyd Alexander’s fantasy series The Chronicles Of Prydain, and finds personal resonance.

  April 5, 2013 | 10:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Is Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood the greatest television show ever made?

  Fred Rogers’ quiet creation is one of TV’s true auteur projects.

  February 1, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Does the beloved Choose Your Own Adventure series still thrill?

  The binary illusion of “freedom” presented to young readers becomes a pain in the ass in adulthood.

  January 4, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Memory Wipe Does the kid-vs.-adults sadism of the Home Alone movies stand the test of time?

  It seems a little messed-up in hindsight, doesn’t it?

  December 21, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Memory Wipe Is there still room for scares in The House With A Clock In Its Walls? 

  Author John Bellairs charged (and shocked) the imagination by letting it fill in the most frightening details.

  October 26, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Memory Wipe How does the The Perks Of Being A Wallflower hold up to adult eyes?

  As the film adaptation hits theaters, a second look at Stephen Chbosky’s coming-of-age novel.

  September 21, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Revisiting Magic: The Gathering as a grown-up nerd 

  A former lonely, awkward game addict revisits the obsessive hobby he abandoned more than a decade ago. 

  September 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Looking beyond the cover—and the baggage—of Battlefield Earth 

  L. Ron Hubbard's book is the mother of all science-fiction candy bars. 

  August 17, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Memory Wipe When the stars of ’80s and ’90s TV went to camp, movie-of-the-week style

  Two star-packed TV movies let viewers experience wilderness, romance, and rap without ever leaving the house.

  July 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Can the comeback kids of The Mighty Ducks overcome years of ironic appreciation?

  You can’t quack your way out of every deficit.

  May 18, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe A lapsed straightedge devotee revisits the music of his youth

  Giving a grown-up look to 7 Seconds, Minor Threat and more. 

  April 20, 2012 | 9:00am -

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  Memory Wipe The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, and The Muppets Take Manhattan

  Can you still find the rainbow connection? 

  November 22, 2011 | 12:15pm -

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  Memory Wipe Point Horror

  Revisiting the series that scared a generation with tales of imperiled babysitters and cursed prom dresses.

  October 28, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe The Sandlot, Little Big League, and Rookie Of The Year 

  Revisiting three ’90s films that showed kids the magic of baseball, even as the MLB fell apart. 

  October 14, 2011 | 12:01am -

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  Memory Wipe Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers 

  We revisit the heroes and villains who had ’90s kids running to toy stores—as planned. 

  September 23, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Sweet Valley High 

  Returning to Sweet Valley, where a pair of twins taught a generation of readers to be kind of terrible. 

  August 26, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe The Legend Of Zelda 

  A Nintendo classic proves to be as compelling as ever, even if the years between make it feel different than before.

  August 12, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Hey Dude

  “It’s a little wild and a little strange.” But is it really that wild or that strange?

  July 15, 2011 | 12:01am -

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  Memory Wipe Science fiction for kids (Short Circuit 2, *Batteries Not Included, Flight Of The Navigator)

  How do some fondly remembered kid-targeted bits of sci-fi hold up?

  June 24, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Memory Wipe Boy Meets World

  How does TGIF’s most sincere representation of adolescence hold up to the eyes of the adult meeting world?

  May 6, 2011 | 12:25am -

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  Memory Wipe Clarissa Explains It All

  We rip off the rose-colored glasses to determine, once and for all, whether this Nickelodeon darling really was “way cool.”

  March 4, 2011 | 12:00am -