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Hear Jickie Torres on the USModernist Radio Podcast!

April 22, 2022
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image photography by Ian McMaster

Jickie with George Smart USModernist Radio

Atomic Ranch’s own Brand Leader Jickie Torres is featured on the latest episode of USModernist Radio! Hear her talk with host George Smart about preservation, her own renovation, robots and more!

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Home + History Las Vegas vintage tour Chippewa fireplace

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Celebrate Las Vegas Modernism with Home + History Las Vegas

March 25, 2022
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image photography by Jack LeVine

Learn more about Las Vegas modernism with the Home + History Las Vegas event. Comprised of various tours the weekend of April 29-May 1, 2022, Home + History Las Vegas…

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Expert Tips for Off-the-Wall House Hunting

March 13, 2022
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image photography by Andrea Rugg

House hunting? Atomic Ranch’s book Remodeled Marvels offers some expert house hunting tips for MCM homes specifically. Let’s take a peek. House Hunting Experts Kris Christensen is a Mid Century…

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Polaroid image of MCM home in Pennsylvania

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As Mid Century as a Polaroid

March 10, 2022
Written by Michael Luke Guarilia and Jolene Nolte and Photography by Michael Luke Guarilia

Michael Luke Guarilia is a Registered Nurse by occupation who loves the mid century and Polaroid photography. After all, he writes, “what could be more MOD than POLAROID?” Here he…

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Our Most Read Articles of 2021

December 29, 2021
Written by Atomic Ranch

2021 is almost over! Time feels especially strange these days, so the end of 2021 is an especially good time to slow down and review what actually happened in this…

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More Mid Century Recipes for New Year’s

December 30, 2021
Written by Jolene Nolte

The mid century gets a bad rap when it comes to food–weird Jell-O salads and enthusiasm for mayonnaise were indeed a thing, but so were some pretty tasty recipes that…

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Retro Jell-O Recipes that Actually Taste Good

December 24, 2021
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image by Wu Fu Quan/Unsplash

You’ve probably seen the cringy, weird retro Jell-O recipes that make you ask, “What were they thinking?” or activate your gag reflex. But the mid century wasn’t totally crazy with…

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Make It a Retro New Year’s!

Want to throw a retro-inspired New Year’s Eve party this year? Ring in 2022 with MCM flair. We took the legwork out and gathered up recipes and party supplies from…

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Retro Holiday Movie Posters

December 16, 2021
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image by Noom Peerapong/Unsplash

Movie posters are a fun way to add retro flair to your holiday decor. They evoke the narratives and feeling of the films and shows and also give a taste…

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