Ethan Gilsdorf 8/30/18 Ethan Gilsdorf 8/30/18

I celebrated the 1980s

I was thrilled to be part of NEON RetroFest in Warwick (Providence) on Aug 24.

The Providence Journal previewed the event here.

We played Galaga and Star Castle, and drank Mountain Dew. I talked about "How D&D Changed the World." Peter Bebergal and I nerded out about the 1980s at our "INTELLI-VISION: THE PETER AND ETHAN PUBLIC ACCESS TV SHOW" event-- here's our intro video. Rad!

Ethan Gilsdorf 8/5/16 Ethan Gilsdorf 8/5/16

The seductive nostalgia of “Stranger Things”

Over at Salon, I wrote a piece called "Just like ’80s nerd heaven: The seductive nostalgia of “Stranger Things” — and my unexpected ambivalence" that explore how Netflix's supernatural show raids my childhood pop-culture loves, from D&D to E.T. — and I admit, I felt conflicted.