retro

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Chicken salad, tuna salad, pasta salad, potato salad — any of the vaguely retro, mayo-bound “salads” that aren’t really about lettuce at all — benefit from pickle juice.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Paying homage to both Harding’s experience as a pilot and the Bowl’s retro “No Fly” posters, the conductor received vintage poster prints with text requesting pilots not to fly over the venue during a concert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

She later went from a figure-hugging sheer lavender Gucci gown to a playful daytime polka dot ensemble from Jacquemus matched with retro white sun glasses, with Elle magazine praising her "old Hollywood" dash.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The general rise of retro football shirts has been reported to now be a near £40m business empire by the Classic Football Shirts company.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, I programmed a selection of classic ’80s TV shows, retro commercials, cartoons, music videos, and movies.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline