pic by Swiss Army Knife

All hail the Retro Revival, that ongoing shoutout to anything old and outdated. Our obsession with the trinkets, games, clothing, and iconic figures that have shaped our youth (misspent or otherwise) lurks deep in our inner-consciousness, to periodically burst forth in brilliant shades of fluoro pink and green. By all means wake me up before I glow glow, but, please, spare me the soppy fringe.

There was a time - back in the early 80s - when we were all fascinated by what lay ahead of us. A steady trickle of Hollywood movies took us, metaphorically at least, far into the edges of space, bringing weird little aliens back for us to ogle at. ET, Alf, Gremlins … there was actually a theory going around that the sudden arrival into our living rooms of all these cute and friendly extraterrestrial beings was really a sneaky attempt by the American government to get us used to the idea of aliens living amongst us.

Yup. This is a theory shared by the author David Icke who argues the presence of the ‘Illumanati’, the lizard people who rule the earth, cunningly disguising themselves as ‘one of us’ to make their objective of global domination just that little easier. Apparently George Bush is one. So too is Tony Blair. Oh, and the Queen, which would probably explain her dry skin. But not her poor taste in hats. Oh well, nobody’s perfect. Not even aliens.

By Lost At E Minor