“We live in the world we inherited from them,” the author Dylan Gottlieb says.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Eighties
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A Historian Considers the Yuppie
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‘Wham! 10 Days in China’ Review: Pop Music History With a Secret Goal
The New York Times – Movies:The British pop duo Wham! was the first Western act of its kind to play mainland China. This documentary reveals the hidden agenda of the shows.
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‘Wham! 10 Days in China’ Review: Pop Music History With a Secret Goal
The New York Times – Movies:The British pop duo Wham! was the first Western act of its kind to play mainland China. This documentary reveals the hidden agenda of the shows.
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Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Business:The musclebound character he developed as a toy designer for Mattel gave rise to the Masters of the Universe franchise and helped define the machismo of the 1980s.
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Who’s Who in ‘Michael’: A Guide to the Characters
The New York Times – Business:A new Michael Jackson biopic, with the star’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role, is packed with famous musical figures. These are some of them.
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‘Winning Time’: When the NBA Went Pop
A new HBO drama chronicles the 1980s Lakers, whose fluid style and Hollywood flair changed the game and the culture. An N.B.A. writer takes account.
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As Megadeth Counts Down to Extinction, Dave Mustaine Opens Up
The heavy metal pioneer known for his lightning-fast shredding and snarling vocal style is going out his way, with a final album and tour.
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Want Your MTV? A Rogue Site Is Bringing Back the Videos.
The unofficial website MTV Rewind has recreated the channel’s classic era, pulling in thousands of clips. Its developer says it’s an antidote to the algorithms.
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‘Stranger Things’ Cast Says Goodbye to the Netflix Series
Nearly a decade after the hit sci-fi horror series debuted, cast members including Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Maya Hawke gathered in New York City.
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How Tish and Snooky Bellomo, the Manic Panic Sisters, Spend a Day Rocking Out
Tish and Snooky Bellomo are still creating wild hair dye colors for the brand, which took off in the 1980s. But they also make time for harp lessons, Italian dinners and the sauna.
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Sheena Easton, an ’80s Pop Phenom, Is Glad She Left the Rat Race
The “Strut” singer had creative relationships with Prince and Nile Rodgers and experimented in different genres. A pair of new boxed sets chronicle her peak years.
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Was a Risk. He’s Proving It Paid Off.
A new 37-track boxed set released alongside a biopic tracking the making of his 1982 album underscores how sometimes a musician’s first recording is the right one.