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AnimeVillage.com Entertainment

AnimeVillage.com Entertainment was an extremely short lived anime releasing company that released English dubs of anime. The company began in 1998. A year into its existence, in 1999, the company was folded into Bandai Entertainment. However, its website was still up until 2001.
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by Whopper1

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Remeber Circuit City?

I miss the excitement of going to Circuit City as a kid. You walk in, and it's like tech heaven, all bright and red. DVD players, big-screen TVs, and PC games. I remember the sales reps in their high-waisted khakis trying to sell warranties. Now it's all a distant memory, …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by circuitghost

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The spectacular mess of Enron

Lol, so who bought stock in Enron back in the day? The hotshot energy company that was actually just hot air. Financial scandal of 2001, anyone? It's like they invented new ways to dupe people with fake holdings and cooked books. Smartest Guys in the Room? More like Greediest Guys …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by EnronExecJr

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The Sky King - Pan Am

Here’s to Pan American World Airways. Delivered our mail, ferried troops, and made travel glam. Once the largest international airline in the US. The Beatles arrived for the first time in the US on a Pan Am. Downfall? Overexpansion, 73 oil crisis, Lockerbie bombing… By '91, it was over. A …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by PanAmFlyer

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Toys 'R' Us - End of an era

Man, walking into Toys 'R' Us was like christmas every day. Geoffrey the Giraffe was my homie. But then it went belly up in 2017. Got gutted by big debt and online shops. Heard it’s trying to make a comeback, but doesn't seem the same. Kids will never know the …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by FizzledOut

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The Blockbuster Night

Remember Friday nights cruising the aisles of Blockbuster, walls of VHS tapes and later DVDs? I swear there was a special scent of popcorn and plastic cases. 90s kids know the struggle of finding a popular new release. Blockbuster could have bought Netflix once, crazy right? Instead, they nosedived into …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by blockbusted_video

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Pour one out for Hostess!

Twinkies, CupCakes, Sno Balls... man, Hostess knew how to make a snack. Lunchboxes weren’t the same without 'em. Then 2012 hit, and the company went kaput. Labor issues, changing snack tastes, ya know. They got bought out and Twinkies returned, but still feels like the end of an era. Anyone …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by munch_on_this

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Polaroid's bitter picture

Let’s snap back to a time when Polaroid was king of instant gratification. Their cameras were iconic; that instant click and whir, the photo sliding out, the magic of watching it develop. Digital photography blindsided them, though. Filed for bankruptcy first in 2001, again in 2008. They tried to pivot …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by polaroid_instant

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The Rise and Fall of Tower Records

Hey folks, long-time vinyl collector here. Let's hit rewind and talk about Tower Records. It was THE place for music enthusiasts to score records, CDs, and merch. At its peak in the 90s, Tower had the vibe every record store strived for. Then, bam, digital music and poor management decisions …
submitted 7 months, 3 weeks ago by retailpocalypse