Ruth Calloway

Ruth writes about the fads, films and music of the decades within living memory, and still owns most of the records.

Row of Rolling Stone magazines on a store shelf, spines showing the July 8-22, 2010 issueNostalgia & Pop Culture

Rolling Stone's First Issue: A 25-Cent Paper From a San Francisco Loft

Ruth Calloway · November 9, 2026
Translucent yellow Tamagotchi with three white buttons on a ball chain, photographed on a gray backgroundNostalgia & Pop Culture

Thirty Years of the Tamagotchi, the Egg That Demanded Your Attention

Ruth Calloway · November 5, 2026
Black and white photo of the Riviera movie theater in Detroit in 1970, with its tall vertical sign and a marquee listing Salt and PepperNostalgia & Pop Culture

November 1, 1968: The Day G, M, R and X Arrived at the Movies

Ruth Calloway · November 1, 2026
Three young women in homemade costumes sit on a lawn in 1918, one in a bonnet, one hiding behind a fan, one in a turban and veilNostalgia & Pop Culture

From Crepe Paper to Plastic Masks: A Short History of Halloween Costumes

Ruth Calloway · October 27, 2026
Two DeLorean time machine replicas parked side by side in a garage, gull-wing doors openNostalgia & Pop Culture

Back to the Future Day: What a 1989 Film Got Right About Our Future

Ruth Calloway · October 21, 2026